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\^ CONTENTS, 






I. Jesus m Creation and Prophecy 11 

II. The Childhood of Jesus 14 

III. The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus 16 

IV. Testimony of John— Call of the First Disciples 18 

V. First Miracle — Temple cleansed — Visit of Nicodemus. 22 

VI. John Exalts Jesus — Woman at the "Well — Visit to Sa- 
maria 27 

VII. Nobleman of Capernaum — Preaches at Nazareth 82 

VIII. Moves to Capernaum — Andrew and Peter Called 36 

IX. Sermon on the Mount, near Capernaum 39 

X. Sermon on the Mount Continued 46 

XL Sermon on the Mount Concluded 52 

XII. Draught of Fishes — Heals a Leper — Matthew Called . 56 

XIII. Healing at the Pool — Eesurrection Foretold. ........ 02 

XIV. Disciples in the Cornfield— Withered Hand 68 

XV. Apostles named — Woes and Blessings — •"Practical 

Lessons.. 72 

XVI. Practical Lessons Continued — Heals Centurion's Ser- 
vant 75 

XVII. Widow of Nain — Messengers of John — Woes on 

Capernaum 80 

XVin. Woman Washes Jesus' feet-Two Debtors 85 

XIX. Pharisees seek a Sign — Jesus Teaches by Parables. .. . 91 

XX. Parables and Interpretations 99 

XXI. The homeless Saviour — The Storm — The Demoniac . . 105 
XXIL Child Healed— Touch of Faith— Two Blind Men— Eats 

with PubUcans and Sinners 109 

XXIII. Revisits Nazareth-Sends the Twelve with Instructions. 114 

XXIV. John the Baptist Beheaded by Order of Herod. .... . 121 

XXV. Jesus Feeds Five Thousand with Five Loaves and two 

■ ^^ Fishes.............. , 123 

XXVI. Walks on the Sea— Peter Sinking— Mountain Closet, . 126 

XXVIL Jesus the Bread of Life for the World. 129 

XXVIIIv Pharisees Murmurs-Washings and-Qthef Traditions . . 135 



XXIX. Syrophenician Woman — Blind Men — Feeds Four 

Thousand 139 

XXX. Pharisees ask a Sign — Reasons for Faith-Blind Men . 142 

XXXI. Jesus Foretells his Death and Resurrection 145 

XXXII. Transfiguration — Cures a Demoniac 149 

XXXIII. Death Foretold again--Pays Tribute— Caution Against 

Giving Offence 153 

XXXIV. Lessons of Humility and Forgiveness 157 

XXXV. Jesus at the Feast— Return of the ofBcers of the 

Chief Priests 163 

XXXVI. The Convicted Accusers— Jesus the Light of the 

World 168 

XXXVII. A man bom Blind, Healed, Examined and Excom- 
municated 175 

XXXVin. Parable of the Good Shepherd 179 

XXXIX. Jesus Raises Lazarus— Jews Seek his Life 184: 

XL. Seventy Disciples sent out 190 

XLI. Martha's Entertainment—Form of Prayer — Dumb 

Devil 196 

XLII. Evil Generation seek a Sign — Practical Lessons. . . . 200 
XLIII. Discourses on Various Topics — Ministerial Dili- 
gence T 205 

XLIV. Tokens of Coming Judgment — Eighteen Years In- . 

firmity 214 

XLV. Dropsy Cured — Parable of the Great Supper 219 

XLVI. Parables of Lost Sheep, Lost Piece of Silver and 

Prodigal Son 225 

XLVIL The Unjust Steward— The Rich Man and Lazarus . . 230 
XLV III. Of Giving Offence — Ten Lepers — Second Coming of 

Jesus 235 

XLIX. Importunate Widow — Marriage — Children brought 

; to Jesus 240 

I L. Young Ruler — Warning to the Rich — Parable of 

Laborers 245 

ill. Zebedee's Children— Heals two Blind Men near 

Jericho 251 

LII. Nobleman & Servants-Mary Anoints Jesus , . 254 

LIU. Triumphant Entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem 260 

LIV. Greeks Wish to see Jesus— Barren Fig Tree. ...... 264 



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LV. Pharisees Question his Authority — Parable of Vine- 
yard 269 

LVI. The Marriage Feast— Tribute to Cesar — Jewish Infi- 
delity 274 

LVII. Jesus Answers Sadducees and Pharisees — Widows 

Offering 279 

LVIII. Woes Against Scribes, Pharisees and Eypocrites. . . 284 
LIX. Destruction of the Temple and Coming of the Son 

of Man Foretold 290 

LX. Fearful Signs after the Great Tribulation 296 

LXI. Parable of the Talents — Judgment of the Nations. . 303 
LXII. Covenant with Judas — Passover — Jesus Washes 

his Disciples' Feet 308 

LXIII. TheLord'sSupp.erlnstituted— Peter Forewarned. .. 313 
LXrV. Jesus Comforts his Disciples — Teaches Love to each 

Other 318 

LXV. Jesus the True Vine— Hatred of the World 324 

LXVI. Jesus Forewarns his Disciples 328 

LXVII. Jesus Prays for his Disciples — Foretells Peter's 

Denial 333 

LXVIII. The Agony of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. , 338 

LXIX. Betrayalof Jesus— Brought Before the High Priest. 342 

LXX. Jesus Examined by the Sanhedrim-Pcter denies him. 345 

LXXI. Examination Continued — -Judas Repents Jesus 

Scourged. 348 

LXXII. Jesus Before Herod — Message to Pilate from his Wife 

— Pilate Washes his Hands 352 

LXXni. Jesus Crucified — He Prays for his Enemies 356 

XXIV. The two Thieves — Jesus Thirsts — He gives up the 

Ghost 359 

LXXV. Jesus Taken down from the Cross — Buried — Tomb 

Sealed 362 

LXXVI. The Resurrection of Jesus — Scenes and Incidents... 365 
LXXVIl. Mary Magdalene and Others Visit the Sepulchre.. . 367 

LXXVIII. Journey toEmmaus — Incredulity of Thomas 369 

LXXIX. Jesus Appears to the Eleven ; then to Five Hun- 
dred Brethren at once 374 

LXXX. The Ascension of Jesus — Incidents 379 

LXXXI. Conclusion 383 



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Note.— In the preparation of this work, the author has adopted the 
Harmony of the four Evangelists, as shown hy Mimpriss, in his Gos- 
pel Treasury. This work, with others, forming a complete system 
of graduated Sahbath School Instruction, may he obtained at M. N. 
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INTEODUOTIOK 



i^HE happy thouglit of this volume was suggested by tlie 
^ incidental reading of tliis fact, in tlie life of Jomr Quincy 
Adams: He was one day engaged in his usual study of the 
New Testament, (a practice he kept up daily throughout life, 
even amid the most urgent State duties,) when being particularly 
impressed by some words of Jesus, he conceived the idea of 
abstracting all his words from the body of the sacred text, that 
he might see them in their unity and wholeness. He im- 
mediately procured a suitable blank book, and beginning with 
the first Gospel, wrote down every word of Christ, as given by 
each of the EvangeHsts. This most precious excerpta he con- 
tinued to read and devoutly study with great profit and com- 
fort. 

If the pubhsher had done nothing else but carry out this idea, 
he would have performed a good service, for many devout stu- 
dents of the Word of God ; but he has done much more and I 
doubt not, by a very simple method, will become the instrument 
of good to thousands. 



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The several things aimed at and accomplished, in the plan 
of the book, are these 

FiEST. A complete harmony of the several Evangelistic narra- 
tives, in a consecutive chronological order, thus presenting in 
one view a complete and perfect picture of our Saviour's Hfe 
and ministry. Every word of each Gospel is given, (except that 
which is embraced in the two opening chapters,) but in con- 
tinued and imbroken flow, and not in the fragmentary and dis- 
jointed order of chapter and verse, as found in the ordinary form. 

Seconi). The words spoken by Jesus hiniself are raised out of 
the page, in rehe^ by means of larger type ; so that if the reader 
is desirous, he can peruse at a single sitting all the words of the 
Master left; pn record, in the order of their utterance, and apart 
from the words of others, without the labor of selecting. 

Third. While the main intent is to present the Gospels in a 
harmonious arrangement, and especially to give prominence 
to the divine speaker himself the author has furnished two 
preliminary and a concluding chapter of real interest and value, 
in the first of which, by a judicious collocation of passages from 
the Old and New Testaments, he traces Christ as he appeared 
in Creation and Providence, as set forth by the Prophets 
and Apostles. In the second he sketches a brief account of his 
childhood with appropriate reflections, and in the concluding 
chapter ending the volume, he gives his words uttered after 
the ascension, as found in the Epistles and the book of Eevela- 
tion. 



FouETH. Accompanying the volume, is a geograpMcal and 
historical chart, ingeniously contrived to illustrate the general 
idea of the book. This chart is entitled "The Walks of Jesus; 
a Pictorial Chart of the Antediluvian and Patriarchal Periods, 
and of the Holy Land ; for Sunday Schools and Pamilies." It 
is published in neat and attractive form, and of various sizes, 
and cannot fail to be a useful accompaniment of Bible study. 

I am so pleased with the general plan of this -work, and with 
the manner in which the publisher is executing his idea, that I 
take great pleasure in commending it as a helpful and con- 
venient companion to all Bible lovers and students. 

Among the many books which are appearing, concerning the 
Christ, this, after all, is the truest and best. It may be well to 
read them — it is es'dispen'sable to read this. Whatever gives 
interest to the sacred page, and especially, whatsoever shall 
give prominence to the simple word and truth of Jesus, cannot 
fail to be fraught with blessings to the world. 

The holy Evangelists were inspired men. All their words are 
the words of God, and not one of them to be Hghtly esteemed, 
or to be held as of questionable authority ; and yet the precise 
sentonces that fell from the lips of the Only Begotten rise in im- 
portance and dignity, and come to us with more direct authority 
and divinity. Let us remember the voice that dropped from 
the open heaven : " This is my b'eloved Son : hear ye him.'' 

R. S. FOSTEE. 



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CHAPTER I. 

JESUS IN CREATION AND PROPHECY. 

'HEN we open the Holy Bible, tlie very first 
sentence unfolds to ns the creation of worlds 
by the Word and power of Jehovah: "In the be- 
ginning God created the heaven and the earth." 

In the New Testament Jesus is presented as the 
" Creator of all things." The inspired writer opens 
the subject in these words : " In the beginning was 
the Word, and the Word was with God, and the 
Word was God. The same was in the beginning 
with God. AU things were made by him; and 
without him was not anything made that was made." 

Paul, m one of his epistles, speaks of this same 
Jesus as the image of the invisible God, the first 
bom of every creature : " for by him were aU things 
created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, 
visible and invisible, whether ihei/ be thrones, or 
dominions, or principalities, or powers : all things 
were created by him, and for him ; and he is before 
all things, and by him all things consist." 

A.firain, John, in his vision of the future glory of 
the Church, saw the Eternal Throne, and Jesus the 
Mghty Conqueror seated upon it; and heard 



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voices chanting in angelic strains, " Holy, holy, 
holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and 
is to come." 

And four-and-twenty elders, clothed in white 
robes, with crowns of gold, fell prostrate before 
him, and worshipped him that liveth for ever and 
ever, saying, " Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive 
glory, and honor, and power : for thou hast created 
all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were 
created." 

When Adam had ruined himself and his posterity 
by eating the forbidden jfruit, Jehovah, in his infin- 
ite love, gave him the promise of a Messiah, in the 
words addressed to the serpent : *' I will put enmity 
between thee and the woman, and between thy 
seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and 
thou shalt bruise his heel." 

As we trace along the stream of time^ we see this 
faint promise oft renewed, brightening with every 
repetition. 

When Jehovah had destroyed the world by a 
flood, on account of its wickedness, preserving only 
the family of Noah to repeople it, and had scattered 
the builders of Babel, confounding their language, 
he said to faithful Abram : *' Get thee out of thy 
country, and from thy kindred, and from thy 
father's house, unto a land that I will show thee : 
and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will 
bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou 
shalt be a blessing: and I mil bless them that bless 
thee, and curse him that curseth thee ; and in thee 
shall all families of the earth be blessed." 

Jacob, on his way to Padan-Aram, slept, and saw 
in the night-visions, a ladder, with its foot upon the 



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earth, and its top reacliing to heaven, and lo ! angels 
were ascending and descending upon it. And lie 
heard the voice of the Lord from the top of the 
ladder, saying nnto him : "I am the Lord God of 
Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac : the land 
■whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy 
seed; and thy seed shall be as the dust of the 
earth ; and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, 
and to the east, and to the north, and to the south : 
and in thee and in thy seed shall all the famihes of 
the earth be blessed." 

Thus from time to time was the promise of a 
coming Saviour renewed, until, on the plains of 
Bethlehem, a glorious hght burst upon the watch- 
ing shepherds, and an angel appeared, saying; 
" Fear not : for, behold, I bring you good tidings of 
great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto 
you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, 
which is Christ the Lord." And suddenly there 
was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host 
praising God, and saying, " Glory to God in the 
highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." 

And when the angels had departed, the shepherds 
said one to another, " Let us now go even unto 
Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to 
pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us." 
And they came with ha^te, and found Mary and 
Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And 
the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God 
for all the things that they had heard and seen. 

Eight days after, at the circumcision of the 
child, he was called Jesus, which signifies Saviour, 
a name given before he was born : " for " said the 
angel, " He shall save his people from their sins." 



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CHAPTER II. 

THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS. 

§HE Incarnation of the Son of God, presents ns 
with an example of condescension and humiha- 
tion, only equalled by the exaltation of its subjects. 
He came to earth, that he might exalt us to heaven. 
His sufferings and death, clothe us, who are dead in 
sin, with immortality, and secure to us the bhss of 
an eternal Paradise. To trace the footsteps of Jesus, 
God Incarnate, and to present the words that 
dropped fresh from his wise and holy lips, while on 
his mission of mercy to this sin-stricken world, will 
be the object of these pages. 

The child grew and waxed strong in spirit, filled 
with wisdom : and the grace of God was upon him. 
But his first word^ on record, was uttered at the age 
of twelve years. A multitude had assembled 
at Jerusalem.' The eight days' worship being 
ended, the crowds disperse and scatter to their 
homes in the distant countries round about. The 
parents, supposing ''the child Jesus" to be among 
their relatives and acquaintances in the great throng, 
pass on a day's journey, when they seek him but 
find him not. 

They return, anxious and sorrow stricken, to Jeru- 
salem, where they find him still in the Temple, sit- 
ting with the Doctors of the law, and astonishing 
the multitude with his understanding and answers. 



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His mother, though amazed at his wisdom, gently 
chides her son for his lack of parental fidelity, say 
ing, " Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us ? be- 
hold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing." 
And he said unto them, 

How is It that ye sought me? 
Wist ye not that I must be about 
my Father s business ? 

And they understood not the saying which he 
spake unto them. And he went down with them, 
and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them ; 
but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. 

Eighteen years now pass away without the record 
of another word. While he honored his earthly 
parents, and was diligent in his daily toil, he was 
doubtless ever busy in the work assigned him by 
his Father in heaven. Multitudes may have been 
charmed by his youthful eloquence, confounded by 
his wisdom, and melted under his sweet spirit of 
love. But to us it is one great blank. This brief 
sentence among the doctors in the temple, in answer 
to the question of the anxious mother, is like some 
blazing comet, which for a brief space lights the 
starry vault with its radiance, and then shoots off, 
in its eccentric course, to be seen no more for years 
to come. During these silent years, multitudes 
had passed to their reward. " Seed time and har- 
vest, summer and winter, day and night," had suc- 
ceeded each other, in regular order ; while the "bow 
in the cloud " had constantly reminded the world 
of the gracious promise of God to Noah. But not 



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a word is preserved from the lips of' this wonderful 
child. Not a footprint marks his journeyings. 

At the age of thirty he suddenly appears again 
on the page of history. Let us now follow his foot- 
steps, and listen to his words. 



CHAPTER III. 

THE BAPTISM AND TEMPTATION OF JESUS. 

^ND it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came 
^ from Nazareth of Galilee, to Jordan, unto John, 
to be baptized of him. But Jonn forbade him, say- 
ing, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest 
thou to me ? And Jesus answering said unto him, 

Suffer it to be so now : for thus it 
becometh us to fulfill all righteous- 
ness. 

Then he suffered him. Now when all the people 
were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being 
baptized, went up straightway out of the water; 
and praying, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, 
and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape 
like a dove upon him, and there came a voice from 
heaven, saying^ "Thou art my beloved son, in 
whom I am well pleased. 



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And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost, returned 
from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the 
wilderness, to be tempted of the devil. And he 
was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of 
Satan ; and was with the wild beasts. And in those 
days he did eat nothing. And when he had fasted 
forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an 
hungered. And when the tempter came to him, he 
said. If thou be the Son of God, command that 
these stones be made, bread. But Jesus answered 
and said, 

It is written, Man shall not live by 
bread alone, but by every word that 
proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 

Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, 
and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple. And 
saith unto him. If thou be the Son of God, cast 
thyself down from hence : for it is written, He shall 
give his angels charge concerning thee, to keep 
thee : And in their hands they shaU bear thee up, 
lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 
And Jesus answering said unto him, 

It is written again, Thou shalt not 
tempt the Lord thy God. 

Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceed- 
ing high mountain, and sheweth him all the king- 
doms of the world, and the glory of them, in a 
moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All 
this power will I give thee, and the glory of them : 



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for that is delivered nnto me : and to whomsoever I 
will I give it. K thou therefore wilt fall down and 
worship me, all shall be thine. And Jesus answered 
and said unto him, 

Get thee behind me, Satan : for it 
is written, Thou shalt worship the 
Lord thy God, and him only shalt 
thou serve. 

And when the devil had ended all the tempta- 
tion, he departed from him for a season. And, be- 
hold, angels Q^me and ministered unto him. 



CHAPTER lY. 

TESTIMONY OF JOHN — CALL OF THE FIRST DISCIPLES. 

§His is the record of John, when the Jews sent 
priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, 
Who art thou ? He confessed, and denied not ; but, 
confessed, I am not the Christ. 
: And they asked him. What then? Art thou Elias? 
And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet ? 
And he answered, No. Then said they unto him, 
Who art thou ? that we may give an answer to them 
that sent us. What say est thou of thyself? He 
said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 
Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the 
prophet Esaias. 



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And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. 
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why bap- 
tizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Ehas, 
neither that prophet? John answered them, say- 
ing, I baptize with water: but there standeth one 
among you, whom ye know not ; He it is, who com- 
ing after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's 
latchet I am not worthy to unloose. These things 
were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where 
John was baptizing. 

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, 
and saith. Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh 
away the sin of the world. This is he of whom I 
said. After me cometh a man which is preferred 
before me : for he was before me. And I knew 
him not : but that he should be made manifest to 
Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. 

And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit 
descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode 
upon him. And I knew him not : but he that sent 
me to baptize with water, the same said unto me. 
Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and 
remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth 
with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record 
that this is the Son of God. 

Again the next day after, John stood, and.two of 
his disciples ; And looking upon Jesus as he walked, 
he saith. Behold the Lamb of God ! And the two 
disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and 
saith unto them. 

What seek ye? 

They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being 



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interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? He 
saith unto them, 

Come and see. 

They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode 
with him that day : for it was about the tenth hour. 
One of the two which heard John sjpeak and fol- 
lowed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 
He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith 
unto him. We have found the Messias, which is, 
being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him 
to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, 

Thou art Simon the son of Jona : 
thou shalt be called Cephas, which 
is, by interpretation, A stone. 

The day following Jesus would go forth into 
Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, 



Foil 



ow me. 



Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew 
and Peter. 

Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith. unto him, We 
have found him, of whom Moses in the law and 
the prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son 
of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, Can 
there any good thing come out of Nazareth ? Philip 
saith unto him, Come and see. Jesus saw Nathan- 
ael coming to him, and saith unto him, 



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Behold an Israelite indeed, in 
whom there is no guile ! 

Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou 
me ? Jesus answered and said unto him, 

Before that Philip called thee, 
when thou wast under the fig tree, I 
saw thee. 

Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Eabbi, 
thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of 
Israel. Jesus answered and said unto him, 

Because I said unto thee, I saw 
thee under the fig tree, believest 
thou ? thou shalt see greater things 
than these. 

And he saith unto him, 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, 
and the angels of God ascending 
and descending upon the Son of 
man. 



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CHAPTER Y. 

FIRST MIRACLE TEMPLE CLEANSED VISIT OF 

NICODEMUS. 

fND the third day there was a marriage in Cana 
of GaUlee ; and the mother of Jesus was there. 
And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the 
marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother 
of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine, Jesus 
saith unto her, - ■ ■ 

Woman, what have I to do with 
thee ? mine hour is not yet come. 

His mother saith unto the servants. Whatsoever 
he saith unto you, do it. And there were set there 
six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the puri- 
fying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins 
apiece. Jesus saith unto' theni,' ^^ - 

Fill the waterpots with water. 

And they filled them up to the Brim. And he 
saith unto them, : 

Draw out now and bear unto the 
governor of the feast. 

And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast 
had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew 
not whence it was : (but the servants which drew 



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tlie water knew;) the governor of the feast called 
the bridegroom, and saith unto him, Every man at 
the beginning doth set forth good wine ; and when 
men have well drunk, then that which is worse • hut 
thou hast kept the good wine until now. This begin- 
ning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and 
manifested forth his glory ; and his disciples beheved 
on him. 

After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and 
his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples : and 
they continued there not many days. And the Jews' 
passover was at hand. And Jesus wentupto Jerusa 
lem, and found in the temple those that sold oxen 
and sheep, and doves, and the changers of money 
sitting. And when he had made a scourge of small 
cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the 
sheep, and the oxen ; and poured out the changers' 
money, and overthrew the tables ; and said unto 
them that sold doves, 

Take these things hence; make 
hot my Father s house an house of 
merchandise. 

And his disciples remembered that it was written, 
The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. Then 
answered the Jews and said unto him: What sign 
shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou dpest these 
things ? Jesus answered and said unto them. 

Destroy this temple, and in three 
days I will raise it up. 

Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this 



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temple In building, and wilt thou rear it up in tlu-ee 
days? But he spake of the temple of his body. 
When therefore he was risen from the dead, his dis- 
ciples remembered that he had said this unto them ; 
and they believed the Scripture, and the word which 
Jesus had said. 

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, 
in the feast day^ many believed in his name, when 
they saw the miracles which he did. But Jesus 
did not commit himself unto them, because he knew 
all men^ and needed not that any should testify of 
man, for he knew what was in man. 

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nico- 
demus, a ruler of the Jews. The same came to 
Jesus by night, and said unto him, Eabbi, we know 
that thou art a teacher come from God : for no man 
can do these miracles that thou doest, except God 
be with him. Jesus answered and said unto hiin, 

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Ex- 
cept a man be born again, he cannot 
see the kingdom of God. 

Nicodemus saith unto him. How can a man be 
bom when he is old? can he enter the second time 
into his mother's womb, and be bom ? Jesus ans- 
wered, 

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, 
Except a man be born of water and 
^the Spirit, he cannot enter into the 
kingdom of God. That which is 



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born of the flesh is flesh ; and that 
which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 
Marvel not that I said unto thee, 
Ye must be born again. The wind 
bloweth where it hsteth, and thou 
hearest the sound thereof, but canst 
not tell whence it cometh, and 
whither it goeth : so is every one that 
is born of the Spirit. 

Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How 
can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto 
him, 

Art thou a master of Israel, and 
knowest not these things ? 

Verily, verily, I say unto thee. We 
speak that we do know, and testify 
that we have seen ; and ye receive not 
our witness. If I have told you 
earthly things, and ye believe not, how 
shall ye believe, if I tell you ^heaven- 
ly things. And no man hath as- 
cended up to heaven, but he that 
came down from heaven, even the 
Son of man which is in heaven. 



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And as Moses lifted up the ser- 
pent in the wilderness, even so must 
the Son of man be lifted up: that 
whosoever believeth in him should not 
perish, but have eternal life. For 
God so loved the world that he gave 
his only begotten Son, that whoso- 
ever believeth in him should not 
perish, but have everlasting life. For 
God sent not his Son into the world 
to condemn the world ; but that the 
world through him might be saved. 

H e that believeth on him is not con- 
demned : but he that believeth not is 
condemned already, because he hath 
not believed in the name of the only 
begotten Son of God. And this is 
the condemnation, that light is come 
into the world, and men loved dark- 
ness rather than light, because their 
deeds were evil. For every one that 
doeth evil hateth the light, neither 
Cometh to the light, lest his deeds 
should be reproved. But he that 



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doeth truth cometh to the light, that 
his deeds may be made manifest, 
that they are wrought in God. 



CHAPTER YI. 

JOHN EXALTS JESUS — WOMAN AT THE WELL — ^VISIT 
TO SAMARIA. 

fFTER these things came Jesus and his disciples 
into the land of Judea; and there he tarried 
with them, and baptized. And John also was bap- 
tizing in ^non near to Salim, because there was 
much water there: and they came, and were bap- 
tized. For John was not yet cast into prison. 

Then there arose a question between some of 
John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. And 
they came unto John, and said unto him. Rabbi, he 
that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou 
barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all 
men come to him, John answered and said, a man 
can receive nothing, except it be given him from 
heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, 
I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. 
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom : but the 
friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and hear- 
eth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bride- 
groom's voice : this my joy therefore is fulfilled. 
He must increase, but I must decrease. He that 



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Cometh from above is above all : lie tliat is of tlie 
earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth : he that 
Cometh from heaven is above all. 

And what he hath seen and heard, that he testi- 
fieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. He that 
hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that 
God is true. For he whom God hath sent speaketh 
the words of God : for God giveth not the Spirit 
by measure unto him. The Father loveth the Son, 
and hath given all things into his hand. He that 
believeth on the Son hath everlasting life : and he 
that believeth not the Son shall not see life ; but the 
wrath of God abideth on him. 

When therefore the Lord knew how the Phari- 
sees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more 
disciples than John, (though Jesus himself baptized 
not, but his disciples,) He left Judea, and departed 
again into Galilee. And he must needs go tlu-ough 
Samaria. 

Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is 
called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that 
Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob's well 
was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with Ms 
journey, sat thus on the well : and it was about the 
sixth hour. There cometh a woman of Samaria to 
draw water : Jesus saith unto her. 

Give me to drink. 

(For his disciples were gone away into the city 
to buy meat.) 

Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him. How 
is it that thou, being a Jew, asketh drink of me, 
which am a woman of Samaria ? for the Jews have 



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no dealings with the Samaritans. Jesus answered 
and said unto her, 

If thou knewest the gift of God, 
and who it is that saith to thee, Give 
me to drink ; thou wouldest have 
asked of him, and he would have 
given thee Hving water. 

The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing 
to draw with, and the well is deep : from whence 
then hast thou that living water ? Art thou greater 
than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and 
drank thereof himself, and his children, and his 
cattle ? Jesus answered and said unto her, 

Whosoever drinketh of this water 
shall thirst again : But whosoever 
drinketh of the water that I shall 
give him shall never thirst ; but the 
water that I shall give him shall be 
in him a well of water springing up 
into everlasting life. 

The woman saith unto him. Sir, give me this 
water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. 
Jesus saith unto her, 

Go, call thy husband, and come 
hither. 



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The woman answered and said, I have no hus- 
band, Jesus said unto her, 

Thou hast well said, I have no 
husband : for thou hast had five 
husbands ; and he whom thou now 
hast is not thy husband : in that 
saidst thou truly. . 

The woman said unto him, Sir, I percieve that 
thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshipped in this 
mountain ; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the 
place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith 
unto her. 

Woman, believe me, the hour 
Gometh, when ye shall neither in this 
mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, 
worship the Father. Ye worship ye 
know not what : we know what we 
worship : for salvation is of the Jews. 
But the hour cometh, and now is, 
when the true worshippers shall 
worship the Father in spirit and in 
truth : for the Father seeketh such 
to worship him. God is a Spirit : 
and they that worship him must wor- 
ship him in spirit and in truth. 



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The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias 
Cometh, which is called Christ : when he is come, 
he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, 

I that speak unto thee am he. 

And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled 
that he talked with the woman : yet no man said, 
What seekest thou ? or. Why talkest thou with her ? 
The woman then left her waterpot, and went her 
way into the city, and said to the men. Come, see 
a man, which told me all things that ever I did : 
is not this the Christ ? Then they went out of the 
city, and came unto him. In the meanwhile his 
disciples prayed him saying, Master, eat. But he 
said unto them, 

I have meat to eat that ye know 
not of. 

Therefore said the disciples one to another. Hath 
any man brought him ought to eat ? Jesus saith 
unto them, 

My meat is to do the will of him 
that sent me, and to finish his work. 
Say not ye, There are yet four 
months, and then cometh harvest? 
behold, I say unto you. Lift up your 
eyes, and look on the fields ; for they 
are white already to harvest. And 
he that reapeth receiveth wages, and 



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gathereth fruit unto life eternal : that 
both he that soweth and he that 
reapeth may rejoice together. And 
herein is that saying true, One sow- 
eth, and another reapeth. I sent 
you to reap that whereon ye bestowed 
no labor : other men labored, and ye 
are entered into their labors. 

And many of the Samaritans of that city be- 
lieved on him for the saying of the woman, which 
testified, He told me all that ever I did. So when 
the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought 
him that he would tarry with them : and he abode 
there two days. And many more believed because 
of his own word ; and said unto the woman. Now 
we believe, not because of thy saying : for we have 
heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed 
the Christ, the Saviour of the world. 



CHAPTER YIL 

NOBLEMAN OF CAPERNAUM — PREACHES AT NAZARETH. 

§ow after two days he departed thence, and went 
into Galilee. For Jesus himself testified that a 
prophet hath no honor in his own country. Then 
when he was come into Galilee, the Galilseans re- 
ceived him, having seen all the things that he did 



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at Jerusalem at the feast : for they also went unto 
the feast. 

So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where 
he made the water wine. And there was a certain 
nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When 
he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into 
Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that 
he would come down and heal his son : for he was 
at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him. 

Except ye see signs and wonders, 
ye will not believe. 

The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down 
ere my child die. Jesus saith unto him, 

Go thy way : thy son liveth. 

And the man believed the word that Jesus had 
spoken unto him, and he went his way. And as he 
was now going down, his servants met him, and 
told 7^m, saying. Thy son liveth. Then enquired he 
of them the hour when he began to amend. And 
they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour 
the fever left him. So the father knew that it zuas 
at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him. 
Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his 
whole house. This is again the second miracle that 
Jesus did, when he was come out of Judea into 
Galilee. And Jesus returned in the power of the 
Spirit into Galilee : and there went out a fame of 
him through all the region round about. And he 
taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been 
brought up : and, as his custom was, he went into 



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the synagogue on tlie sabbath day, and stood np 
for to read. And there was deUvered unto him the 
book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had 
opened the book, he found the place where it was 
written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because 
he hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the 
poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenheart- 
ed, to preach deliverance to the captives, and re- 
covering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty 
them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year 
of the Lord. 

And he closed the book, and he gave it again to 
the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all 
them that were in the synagogue were fastened on 
him. And he began to say unto them, 

This day is this Scripture fulfilled 
in your ears. 

And all bear him witness, and wondered at the 
gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. 
And they said, Is not this Joseph's son ? And he 
said unto them, 

Ye will surely say unto me this 
proverb, Physician, heal thyself: 
whatsoever we have heard done in 
Capernaum, do also here in thy 
country. 

And he said, 

Verily, I say unto you, No pro- 



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phet is accepted in his own country. 
But I tell you of a truth, many 
widows were in Israel in the days of 
Elias, when the heaven was shut up 
three years and six months, when 
great famine was throughout all the 
land; but unto none of them was 
Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city 
of Sidon, unto a woman that was a 
widow. And many lepers were in 
Israel in the time of Eliseus the 
prophet; and none of them was 
cleansed, saving Naaman, the Syr- 
ian. 

And all they in the synagogue, when they heard 
these things, were filled with wrath, and rose np, 
and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the 
brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that 
they might cast him down headlong. But he pas- 
sing through the midst of them went his way. 



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CHAPTER YIIL 

MOVES TO CAPERNAUM — ANDREW AND PETER CALLED. 

§ow when Jesus had heard that John was cast in- 
to prison, he departed into Galilee ; and leaving 
Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, a city 
of Galilee, which is upon the sea coast, in the bor- 
ders of Zabulon and Nephthalim : that it might be 
fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, 
saying, The land of Zebulon, and the land of Neph- 
thalim, ly the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee 
of the Gentiles ; the people which sat in darkness 
saw great light ; and to them which sat in the re- 
gion and shadow of death light is sprung up. From 
that time Jesus began to preach the gospel of the 
kingdom of God, and to say, 

Repent : the time is fulfilled, and 
the kingdom of God is at hand : 
repent ye, and believe the gospel. 

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw 
two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his 
brother, casting a net into the sea : for they were 
fishers. And he saith unto them. 

Follow me, and I will make you 
to become fishers of men. 

And they straightway left their nets, and followed 



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him. And going on a little farther thence, he saw 
other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and 
John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, 
mending their nets ; and straightway he called them: 
and they immediately left the ship and their father 
Zebedee hi the ship with the hh^ed servants, and 
went after him. 

And they went into Capernaum : and straightway 
on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, 
and taught. And they were astonished at his 
doctrine : for his word was with power : for he 
taught them as one that had authority, and not as 
the scribes. 

And in the synagogue there was a man, which 
had a sphit of an unclean devil, and cried out with 
a loud voice, saying, Let us alone ; what have we 
to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth ? art thou 
come to destroy us ? I know thee who thou art ; the 
Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, 

Hold thy peace, and come out of 
him. 

And when the devil had torn him, had thrown 
him in the midst, and cried with a loud voice, he 
came out of him, and hurt him not. 

And they were all amazed, insomuch that they 
questioned among themselves, saying. What thing is 
this ? What new doctrine is this ? What a word 
is this ! for with authority and power he command- 
eth even the unclean spirits, and they do obey 
him, and they come out. And immediately his 
fame spread abroad throughout all the region, into 
every place of the country round about Galilee. 



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And forthwith, when they were come out of the 
synagogue, they entered mto the house of Simon 
and Andrew, with James and John. And Simon's 
wife's mother was taken with a great fever ; and 
anon they tell him of her ; and they besought him 
for her. And he stood over her, and rebuked the 
fever ; and he came and took her by the hand, and 
lifted her up ; and immediately the fever left her, 
and she arose, and ministered unto them. 

And at even, when the sun was setting, all they 
that had any sick with divers diseases brought them 
unto him; and them that were possessed with 
devils : and he laid his hands on every one of them, 
and healed them. And all the city was gathered 
together at the door. 

And devils also came out of many, crying out, 
and saying. Thou art Christ the Son of God. 
And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak : 
for they knew that he was Christ. That it might be 
fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, 
saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our 
sicknesses. And in the morning, rising up a great 
while before day, and when it was day, he went out, 
and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. 
And Simon and they that were with him followed 
after him. And when they had found him, they 
said unto him, All men seek for thee. And he said 
unto them. 

Let us go into the next towns, that 
I may preach there also : for there- 
fore came I forth. 

And the people sought him, and came unto him, 



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and stayed him, that he should not depart from 
them. And he said unto them, 

I must preach the kingdom of God 
to other cities also : for therefore am 
I sent. 

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in 
their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the 
kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all 
manner of disease among the people, and cast out 
devils. And his fame went throughout all Syria : 
and they brought unto him all sick people that were 
taken with divers diseases and torments, and those 
which were possessed with devils, and those which 
were lunatic, and those that had the palsy ; and he 
healed them. And there followed him great multi- 
tudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, 
and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from be- 
yond Jordan. 



CHAPTEH IX. 

SERMON ON THE MOUNT, NEAR CAPERNAUM. 

fND seeing the multitudes, he went up into a moun- 
tain : and when he was set , his disciples came 
unto him : And he opened his mouth, and taught 
them, saying, 

Blessed are the poor in spirit : for 
their s is the kingdom of heaven^ 



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Blessed are they that mourn : for they 
shall be comforted. Blessed are the 
meek: for they shall inherit the 
earth. Blessed are they which do 
hunger and thirst after righteousness : 
for they shall be filled. Blessed are 
the merciful : for they shall obtain 
mercy. Blessed are the pure in 
heart for they shall see God. 

Blessed are the peacemakers : for 
they shall be called the children of 
God. Blessed are they which are 
persecuted for righteousness' sake: 
for their s is the kingdom of heaven. 
Blessed are ye, when men shall re- 
vile you, and persecute jj/<^^, and shall 
say all manner of evil against you 
falsely, for my sake. Rejoice and be 
exceeding glad: for great is your 
reward in heaven : for so persecuted 
they the prophets which were before 
you. 

Ye are the salt of the earth : but 
if the salt have lost his savor, where- 



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with shall it be salted ? it is thence- 
forth good for nothing, but to be cast 
out, and to be trodden under foot of 
men. Ye are the light of the world. 
A city that is set on a hill cannot be 
hid. Neither do men light a candle, 
and put it under a bushel, but on a 
candlestick ; and it giveth light unto 
all that are in the house. Let your 
light so shine before men, that they 
may see your good works, and glorify 
your Father which is in heaven. 

Think not that I am come to de- 
stroy the Law or the Prophets : I am 
not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 
For verily I say unto you. Till hea- 
ven and earth pass, one jot or one 
title shall in no wise pass from the 
law, till all be fulfilled. 

Whosoever therefore shall break 
one of these least commandments, 
and shall teach men so, he shall be 
called the least in the kingdom of 
heaven ; but whosoever shall do and 



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teach theniy the same shall be called 
great in the kingdom of heaven. For 
I say unto you, That except your 
righteousness shall exceed the right- 
eottsness of the scribes and Pharisees, 
ye shall in no case enter into the 
kingdom of heaven. 

Ye have heard that it was said by 
them of old time, Thou shalt not kill ; 
and whosoever shall kill shall be in 
danger of the judgment : But I say 
unto you. That whosoever is angry 
with his brother without a cause shall 
be in danger of the judgment : and 
whosoever shall say to his brother, 
Raca, shall be in danger of the coun- 
cil : but whosoever shall say, Thou 
fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to 
the altar, and there rememberest 
that thy brother hath ought against 
thee ; leave there thy gift before the 
altar, and go thy way ; first be recon- 
ciled to thy brother, and then come 



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and offer thy gift. Agree with thine 
adversary quickly, whilst thou art in 
the way with him ; lest at any time 
the adversary deliver thee to the 
judge, and the judge deliver thee to 
the officer, and thou be cast into 
prison. Verily, I say unto thee, 
Thou shalt by no means come out 
thence, till thou hast paid the utter- 
most farthing. 

Ye have heard that it was said by 
them of old time, Thou shalt not 
commit adultery : but I say unto you, 
That whosoever looketh on a woman 
to lust after her hath committed adul- 
tery with her already in his heart. 
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck 
it out, and cast it from thee : for it is 
profitable for thee that one of thy 
members should perish, and not that 
thy whole body should be cast into 
hell. And if thy right hand offend 
thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee, 
for it is profitable for thee that one of 



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thy members should perish, and not 
that thy whole body should be cast 
into hell. 

It hath been said, Whosoever shall 
put away his wife, let him give her a 
writing of divorcement : But I say 
unto you, That whosoever shall put 
away his wife, saving for the cause 
of fornication, causeth her to commit 
adultery : and whosoever shall marry 
her that is divorced committeth adul- 
tery. 

Again, ye have heard that it hath 
been said by them of old time. Thou 
shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt 
perform unto the Lord thine oaths : 
But I say unto you, Swear not at all ; 
neither by heaven ; for it is God s 
throne : nor by the earth ; for it is 
his footstool : neither by Jerusalem ; 
for it IS the city of the great King. 
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, 
because thou canst not make one hair 
white or black. But let your com- 



45 

munication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: 
for whatsoever is more than these 
Cometh of evil. 

Ye have heard that it hath been 
said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth 
for a tooth : but I say unto you. That 
ye resist not evil : but whosoever shall 
smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to 
him the other also. And if any man 
will sue thee at the law, and take away 
thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. 
And whosoever shall compel thee to 
go a mile, go with him twain. Give 
to him that asketh thee, and from him 
that would borrow of thee turn not 
thou away. 

Ye have heard that it hath been 
^aid. Thou shalt love thy neighbor, 
and hate thine enemy. But I say 
unto you. Love your enemies, bless 
them that curse you, do good to them 
that hate you, and pray for them which 
despitefully use you, and persecute 
you ; that ye may be the children of 



46 

your Father which is in heaven : for 
he maketh his sun to rise on the evil 
and on the good, and sendeth rain on 
the just and on the unjust. 

For if ye love them which love 
you, what reward have ye ? do not 
even the publicans the same ? And 
if ye salute your brethren only, what 
do ye more than others ? do not even 
the publicans so ? Be ye therefore 
perfect, even as your Father which is 
in heaven is perfect. 



CHAPTER X. 

SERMON ON THE MOUNT, CONTINUED. 

Take heed that ye do not your 
alms before men, to be seen of them ; 
otherwise ye have no reward of your 
Father which is in heaven. There- 
fore when thou doest thine alms, do 
not sound a trumpet before thee, as 



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the hypocrites do in the synagogues 
and in the streets, that they may have 
glory of men. Verily I say unto you, 
They have their reward. But when 
thou doest alms, let not thy left hand 
know what thy right hand doeth: 
that thine alms may be in secret : and 
thy Father which seeth in secret him- 
self shall reward thee openly. 

And when thou prayest, thou shalt 
not be as the hypocrites are : for they 
love to pray standing in the syna- 
gogues, and in the corners of the 
streets, that they may be seen of men. 
Verily I say unto you. They have 
their reward. But thou, when thou 
prayest, enter into thy closet, and 
when thou hast shut thy door, pray 
to thy Father which is in secret ; and 
thy Father which seeth in secret shall 
reward thee openly. 

But when ye pray, use not vain 
repetitions, as the heathen do: for 
they think that they shall be heard for 



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their much speaking. Be not ye 
therefore Hke unto them : for your 
Father knoweth what things ye have 
need of, before ye ask him. After 
this manner therefore pray ye : 

Our Father which art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy name. Thy king- 
dom come. Thy will be done in 
earth, as it is in heaven. Give us 
this day our daily bread. And for- 
give us our debts, as we forgive our 
debtors. And lead us not into 
temptation, but deliver us from evil : 
For thine is the kingdom, and the 
power, and the glory, for even Amen. 

For if ye forgive men their tres- 
passes, your heavenly Father will also 
forgive you : but if ye forgive not 
men their trespasses, neither will your 
Father forgive your trespasses. 

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as 
the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: 
for they disfigure their faces, that they 
may appear unto men to fast. Verily 



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I say unto you, They have their re- 
ward. But thou, when thou fastest, 
anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 
that thou appear not unto men to fast, 
but unto thy Father which is in 
secret : and thy Father, which seeth 
in secret, shall reward thee openly. 

Lay not up for yourselves treasures 
upon earth, where moth and rust 
doth corrupt, and where thieves break 
through and steal : but lay up for 
yourselves treasures in heaven, where 
neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, 
and where thieves do not break 
through nor steal. For where your 
treasure is, there will your heart be 
also. 

The light of the body is the eye : 
if therefore thine eye be single, thy 
whole body shall be full of light. 
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole 
body shall be full of darkness. If 
therefore the light that is in thee be 
darkness, how great is that darkness ! 



50 

No man can serve two masters : for 
either he will hate the one, and love 
the other ; or else he will hold to the 
one, and despise the other. Ye can- 
not serve God and mammon. 

Therefore I say unto you, Take 
no thought for your life, what ye 
shall eat, or what ye shall drink ; nor 
yet for your body, what ye shall put 
on. Is not the life more than meat, 
and the body than raiment. Behold 
the fowls of the air : for they sow not, 
neither do they reap, nor gather into 
barns ; yet your heavenly Father 
feedeth them. Are ye not much 
better than they ? 

Which of you by taking thought 
can add one cubit unto his stature ? 
And why take ye thought for raiment ? 
Consider the lilies of the field, how 
they grow; they toil not, neither do 
they spin ; and yet I say unto you, 
That even Solomon in all his glory 
was not arrayed like one of these. 



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Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass 
of the field, which to day is, and to 
morrow is cast into the oven, shall he 
not much more clothe you, O ye of 
litde faith. 

Therefore take no thought, saying, 
What shall we eat ? or, What shall 
we drink ? or, Wherewithal shall we 
be clothed? (For after all these 
things do the Gentiles seek :) for your 
heavenly Father knoweth that ye 
have need of all these things. 

But seek ye first the kingdom of 
God, and his righteousness ; and all 
these things shall be added unto you. 
Take therefore no thought for the 
morrow : for the morrow shall take 
thought for the things of Itself Suf- 
ficient unto the day is the evil thereof 



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CHAPTER XL 

SERMON ON THE MOUNT, CONCLUDED. 

Judge not, that ye be not judged. 
For with what judgment ye judge, 
ye shall be judged : and with what 
measure ye meet, it shall be measured 
to you again. And why beholdest 
thou the mote that is in thy brother s 
eye, but considerest not the beam 
that is in thine own eye ? Or how 
wilt thou say to thy brother. Let me 
pull out the mote out of thine eye ; 
and, behold, a beam is in thine own 
eye. 

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the 
beam out of thine own eye ; and then 
shalt thou see clearly to cast out the 
mote out of thy brother s eye. Give 
not that which is holy unto the dogs, 
neither cast ye your pearls before 
swine, lest they trample them under 
their feet, and turn again and rend you. 



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Ask, and it shall be given you ; 
seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and 
it shall be opened unto you : for every 
one that asketh receiveth ; and he 
that seeketh findeth ; and to him that 
knocketh it shall be opened. 

Or what man is there of you, whom 
if his son ask bread, will he give him a 
stone ? Or if he ask a fish, will he 
give him a serpent ? If ye then, 
being evil, know how to give good, 
gifts unto your children, how much 
more shall your Father which is in 
heaven give good things to them that 
ask him ? 

Therefore all things whatsoever ye 
would that men should do to you, do 
ye even so to them : for this is the 
law and the prophets. 

Enter ye in at the strait gate : for 
wide is the gate, and broad is the 
way, that leadeth to destruction, and 
many there be which go in thereat : 
because strait is the gate, and narrow 



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is the way, which leadeth unto life, 
and few there be that find it 

Beware of false prophets, which 
come to you in sheep's clothing, but 
inwardly they are ravening wolves. 
Ye shall know them by their fruits. 
Do men gather grapes of thorns, or 
figs of thistles ? Even so every good 
tree bringeth forth good fruit ; but a 
corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 
A good tree cannot bring forth evil 
fruit, neither ca7i a corrupt tree bring 
forth good fruit. Every tree that 
bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn 
down, and cast into the fire. Where- 
fore by their fruits ye shall know them. 

Not every one that saith unto me, 
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the king- 
dom of heaven ; but he that doeth 
the will of my Father which is in 
heaven. M any will say to me in that 
day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophe- 
sied in thy name ? and in thy name 
have cast out devils ? and in thy name 



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done many wonderful works ? And 
then will I profess unto them, I never 
knew you : depart from me, ye that 
work iniquity. 

Therefore whosoever heareth these 
sayings of mine, and doeth them, I 
will liken him unto a wise man, which 
built his house upon a rock : and the 
rain descended, and the floods came, 
and the winds blew, and beat upon 
that house : and it fell not : for it was 
founded upon a rock. 

And every one that heareth these 
sayings of mine, and doeth them not, 
shall be likened unto a foolish man, 
which built his house upon the sand : 
and the rain descended, and the floods 
came, and the winds blew, and beat 
upon that house; and it fell : and great 
was the fall of it. 

And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these 
sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine : 
For he taught them as one having authority, and not 
as the Scribes. When he was come down from the 
mountain, great multitudes followed him. 



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CHAPTER XII. 

GREAT DRAUGHT OF FISHES — HEALS A LEPER — 
MATTHEW CALLED. 

^ND it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon 
^ him to hear the word of God, he stood by the 
lake of Gemiesaret, and saw two ships standing by 
the lake : but the fishermen were gone out of them, 
and were washing their nets. 

And he entered into one of the ships, which was 
Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a 
little from the land. And he sat down, and taught 
the people out of the ship. Now when he had left 
speaking, he said unto Simon, 

Launch out into the deep, and let 
down your nets for a draught. 

And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we 
have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing : 
nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. 
And when they had this done, they inclosed a great 
multitude of fishes : and their net brake. And 
they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the 
other ship, that they should come and help them. 
And they came, and filled both the ships, so that 
they began to sink. 

When Simon Peter saw it he fell down at Jesus' 
knees, saying, Depart from me ; fori am a sinful man, 



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Lord. For lie was astonished, and all that were 
with him, at the draught of the fishes which they 
had taken : and so was also James and John, the 
sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. 
And Jesus said unto Simon, 

Fear not ; from henceforth thou 
shalt catch men. 

And when they had brought their ships to land, 
they forsook all, and followed him. 

And it came to pass, when he was in a certain 
city, behold, there came a man full of leprosy to 
him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, wor- 
shipped him, and fell on his face, and besought him, 
saying. Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 
And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his 
hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, 

I Will ; be thou clean. 

And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the 
leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. 
And he straightly charged him, and forthwith sent 
him away; and saith unto him. 

See thou say nothing to any man : 
but go thy way, shew thyself to the 
priest, and offer for thy cleansing 
those things which Moses com- 
manded, for a testimony unto them. 

But he went out, and began to publish it much, 



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and to blaze abroad the matter. And great multi- 
tudes came together to hear, and to be healed by 
him of their infirmities, insomuch that Jesus could 
no more openly enter into the city, but was without 
in desert places : and he withdrew himself into the 
wilderness, and prayed. And they came to him 
from every quarter. And again he entered into 
Capernaum after some days ; and it was noised that 
he was in the house. And straightway many were 
gathered together, insomuch that there was no room 
to receive them^ no not so much as about the door : 
and he preached the word unto them. 

And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was 
teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of 
the law sitting by, which were come out of every 
town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and 
the power of the Lord was present to heal them. 

And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which 
was taken with a palsy ; which was borne of four. 
And they sought means to bring him in, and to 
lay him before him. And when they could not 
find by what way they might bring him in, nigh 
unto him, because of the multitude, they went upon 
the housetop, and uncovered the roof where he was : 
and when they had broken it up, they let him down 
through the tiling with his couch wherein the sick 
of the palsy lay, into the midst before Jesus. When 
Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the 
palsy, 

Son, be of good cheer ; thy sins 
be forgiven thee. 

And the scribes and Pharisees began to reason. 



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in their hearts, Why doth this man thus speak blas- 
phemies ? who can forgive sins but God only? And 
immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that 
they so reasoned within themselves, he, knowing 
their thoughts, said unto them, 

Why reason ye these things? 
Wherefore think ye evil in your 
hearts ? Whether is it easier to say 
to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be 
forgiven thee ; or to say, Arise, and 
take up thy bed and walk ? But that 
ye may know that the Son of man 
hath power on earth to forgive sins, 
(he saith to the. sick of the palsy,) I 
say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy 
bed, and go thy way into thine house. 

And immediately he rose up before them, and 
took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his 
own house, glorifying God. 

But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, 
and glorified God, which had given such power 
unto men ; and were filled with fear, saying. We 
never saw it on this fashion. We have seen strange 
thmgs to day. 

And after these things he went forth again by 
the. sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto 
him, and he taught them. And as Jesus passed 
forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, 



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(a publican named Levi) the son of Alplieus, sitting 
at the receipt of custom, and he said unto him, 

Follow me. 

And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 

And Levi made him a great feast in his own 
house : And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at 
meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat 
also together with Jesus and his disciples : for there 
were many, and they followed him. And when the 
scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans 
and sinners, they murmured against his disciples, 
saying, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with 
publicans and sinners ? When Jesus heard ^Y, he 
saith unto them, 

They that are whole have no need 
of the physician, but they that are 
sick : I came not to call the righteous, 
but sinners to repentance. 

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees 
used to fast : and they come and say unto him, 
Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees 
fast, often, and make prayers, but thy disciples fast 
not ? And Jesus said unto them, 

Can ye make the children of the 
bridechamber fast, while the bride- 
groom is with them ? as long as they 
have the bridegroom with them, they 



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cannot fast. But the days will come, 
when the bridegroom shall be taken 
away from them, and then shall they 
fast in those days. 

And he spake also a parable unto them ; 

No man also seweth a piece of new 
cloth on an old garment : else the new 
piece that filled it up taketh away 
from the old, and the rent is made 
worse, and the piece that was taken 
out of the new agreeth not with the 
old. 

And no man putteth new wine 
into old bottles : else the new wine 
will burst the bottles, and be spilled, 
and the bottles shall perish. But new 
wine must be put into new bottles ; 
and both are preserved. No man 
also having drunk old wine straight- 
way desireth new : for he saith, The 
old is better. 



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CHAPTER XIII. 

HEALING AT THE POOL — RESURRECTION FORETOLD. 

fFTER this there was a feast of the Jews : and 
Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jeru- 
salem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in 
the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. 
In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of 
blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the 
water. For an angel went down at a certain season 
into the pool, and troubled the water : whosoever 
then first after the troubling of the water stepped 
in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. 

And a certain man was there, which had an infir- 
mity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him 
lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in 
that case^ he saith unto him, 

Wilt thou be made whole ? 

The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no 
man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the 
pool : but while I am coming, another steppeth 
down before me. Jesus saith unto him, 

Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. 

And immediately the man was made whole, and 
took up his bed, and walked : and on the same day 
v/as the sabbath. 



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The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, 
It it the Sabbath day : it is not lawful for thee to 
carry thy bed. He answered them, He that made 
me whole, the same said unto me. Take up thy bed 
and walk. Then asked they him. What man is 
that which said unto thee. Take up thy bed, and 
walk ? And he that was healed wist not who it 
was : for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a mul- 
titude being in ihat place. Afterwards Jesus find- 
eth him in the temple, and said unto him, 

Behold, thou art made whole : sin 
no more, lest a worse thing come 
unto thee. 

The man departed, and told the Jews that it was 
Jesus, which had made him whole. And therefore 
did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay 
him, because he had done these things on the sab- 
bath day. But Jesus answered them. 

My Father worketh hitherto, and 
I work. 

Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, 
because he not only had broken the sabbath, but 
said also that God was his Father, making himself 
equal with God. Then answered Jesus and said 
unto them, 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The 
Son can do nothing of himself, but 
what he seeth the Father do : for 



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what things soever he doeth, these 
also doeth the Son Hkewise. For 
the Father loveth the Son and shew- 
eth him all things that himself doeth : 
and he will shew him greater works 
than these, that ye may marvel. For 
as the Father raises up the dead, and 
quickeneth them; even so the Son 
quickeneth whom he will. For the 
Father judgeth no man, but hath 
committed all judgment unto the 
Son ; that all men should honor the 
Son, even as they honor the Father. 
He that honoreth not the Son hon- 
oreth not the Father which hath sent 
him. 

Verily, verily, I say unto you. He 
that heareth my word, and believeth 
on him that sent me, hath everlasting 
life, and shall not come into condem- 
nation ; but is passed from death unto 
life. Verily, verily, I say unto you. 
The hour is coming, and now is, 
when the dead shall hear the voice 



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of the Son of God : and they that 
hear shall live. For as the Father 
hath life in himself; so hath he 
given to the Son to have life in him- 
self ; and hath given him authority 
to execute judgment also, because he 
is the Son of man. 

Marvel not at this : for the hour 
is coming, in the which all that are 
in the graves shall hear his voice, 
and shall come forth ; they that have 
done good, unto the resurrection of 
life ; and they that have done evil, 
unto the resurrection of damnation. 
I can of mine own self do nothing : 
as I hear, I judge: and my judg- 
ment is just ; because I seek not 
mine own will, but the will of the 
Father which hath sent me. 

If I bear witness of myself, my 
witness is not true. There is another 
that beareth witness of me; and I 
know that the witness which he wit- 
nesseth of me is true. 



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Ye sent unto John, and he bare 
witness unto the truth. But I receive 
not testimony from man : but these 
things I say, that ye might be saved. 
He was a burning and a shining 
Hght : and ye were willing for a sea- 
son to rejoice in his light. 

But I have greater witness than 
that of John : for the works which 
the Father hath given me to finish, 
the same works that I do, bear wit- 
ness of me, that the Father hath sent 
me. And the Father himself, which 
hath sent me, hath borne witness of 
me. Ye have neither heard his voice 
at any time, nor seen his shape. And 
ye have not his word abiding in you : 
for whom he hath sent, him ye beHeve 
not. 

Search the Scriptures ; for in them 
ye think ye have eternal life : and 
they are they which testify of me. 
And ye will not come to me, that ye 
might have life. I receive not honor 



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from men. But I know you, that ye 
have not the love of God in you. I 
am come in my Father s name, and 
ye receive me not : if another shall 
come in his own name, him ye will 
receive. How can ye believe, which 
receive honor one of another, and 
seek not the honor that cometh from 
God only? 

Do not think that I will accuse 
you to the Father: there \^ one that 
accuseth you, even Moses, in whom 
ye trust. For had ye believed 
Moses, ye would have believed me : 
for he wrote of me. But if ye be- 
lieve not his writings, how shall ye 
believe my words ? 



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CHAPTER XIV. 

DISCIPLES IN THE CORNFIELD ^WITHERED HAN 



fND it came to pass on the second sabbath after 
the first, that Jesus went through the corn fields ; 
and his disciples were an hungered, and began to 
pluck the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in 
their hands. But when the Pharisees saw eV, they 
said unto him. Behold, thy disciples do that which 
is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day. But he 
said unto them, 

Have ye never read what David 
did, when he had need, and was an 
hungered, he, and they that were 
with him? How he went into the 
house of God in the days of Abia- 
thar the high priest, and did eat the 
shew bread, and gave also to them 
that were with him, which was not 
lawful for him to eat, neither for them 
which were with him, but only for 
the priests. 

Or have ye not read in the law, 



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how that on the sabbath days the 
priests in the temple profane the sab- 
bath, and are blameless ? But I say 
unto you, That in this place is one 
greater than the temple. But if ye 
had known what this meaneth, I will 
have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye 
would not have condemned the guilt- 
less. 

And lie said unto them, 

The sabbath was made for man, 
and not man for the sabbath : there- 
fore the Son of man is Lord also of 
the sabbath. 

And it came to pass also on another sabbath, 
when he was departed thence, that he entered into 
the synagogue and taught : and there was a man 
there whose right hand was withered. And the 
scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he 
would heal him on the sabbath day. 

And they asked him, saying. Is it lawful to heal 
on the sabbath days ? that they might find an accu- 
sation against him. But he knew theu" thoughts, 
and said to the man which had the withered hand, 

Rise up and stand forth in the 
midst. 



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And he arose and stood forth. Then said Jesus 
unto them, 

I Will ask you one thing: Is it 
lawful on the sabbath days to do good, 
or to do evil ? to save life, or to des- 
troy //f 

But they held their peace. And he said unto 
them, 

What man shall there be among 
you, that shall have one sheep, and 
if it fall into a pit on the sabbath 
day, will he not lay hold on it, and 
lift it out ? H ow much then is a man 
better than a sheep ? Wherefore it 
is lawful to do well on the sabbath 
days. 

And when he had looked round about on them 
with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their 
hearts, he saith unto the man. 

Stretch forth thine hand. 

And he stretched it forth ; and his hand was re- 
stored whole as the other. And they were filled 
with madness. 

And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway 
took counsel with the Herodians against him, how 
they might destroy him. 



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But when Jesus knew it^ he withdrew iiimseii 
from thence with his disciples to the sea : and a 
great multitude from Galilee followed him, and fr'om 
Judea, and fi'om Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and 
from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and 
Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what 
great things he did, came unto him. 

And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship 
should wait on him because of the multitude, lest 
they should throng him. For he had healed many; 
insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch 
him, as many as had plagues. And unclean spirits, 
when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, 
saying. Thou art the Son of God. And he straitly 
charged them that they should not make him known: 

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by 
Esaias the prophet, saying, Behold my servant, 
whom I have chosen ; my beloved, in whom my 
soul is well pleased : I will put my Spirit upon him, 
and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. He 
shall not strive, nor cry ; neither shall any man hear 
his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he 
not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, 
till he send forth judgment unto victory. And in 
his name shall the Gentiles trust. 



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CHAPTER XV. 

APOSTLES NAMED — WOES AND BLESSINGS PRACTICAL 

LESSONS. 

tND it came to pass in those days, that he went 
out into a mountain to pray, and continued all 
night in prayer to God. 

And when it was day, he called unto him his 
disciples; whom he would: and they came unto 
him. And of them he chose twelve, whom also he 
named apostles ; that they should be with him, and 
that he might send them forth to preach, and to 
have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils. 

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these : 
The first, Simon, (whom he also named Peter) and 
Andrew his brother ; and James the son of Zebedee, 
and John the brother of James ; and he surnamed 
them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder : 
Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew the publi- 
can ; and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, 
and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus : (The 
same with Judas the brother of James,) and Simon 
called Zelotes, (the Canaanite,) and Judas Iscariot, 
who also betrayed him. And he came down with 
them, and stood in the plain, and the company of 
his disciples, and a great multitude of people out 
of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast 
of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to 
be healed of their diseases ; and they that were 
vexed with unclean spirits : and they were healed.' 
And the whole multitude sought to touch him : for 



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there went virtue out of him, and lie healed them all. 
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, 

Blessed be ye poor : for your s is 
the kingdom of God. Blessed are 
ye that hunger now : for ye shall be 
filled. Blessed are ye that weep 
now: for ye shall laugh. Blessed 
are ye when men shall hate you, and 
when they shall separate you from 
their company, and shall reproach 
you, and cast out your name as evil, 
for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice 
ye in that day, and leap for joy : for, 
behold, your reward is great in 
heaven : for in the like manner did 
their fathers unto the prophets. 

But woe unto you that are rich ! 
for ye have received your consola- 
tion. Woe unto you that are full ! 
for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you 
that laugh now ! for ye shall mourn 
and weep. Woe unto you, when all 
men shall speak well of you ! for so 
did their fathers to the false prophets, 



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But I say unto you which hear, 
Love your enemies, do good to 
them which hate you, Bless them 
that curse you, and pray for them 
which despitefully use you. And 
unto him that smiteth thee on the one 
cheek, offer also the other ; and him 
that taketh away thy cloak forbid not 
to take thy coat also. 

Give to every man that asketh of 
thee ; and of him that taketh away 
thy goods ask them not again. And 
as ye would that men should do to 
you, do ye also to them likewise. 
For if ye love them which love you, 
what thank have ye ? for sinners also 
love those that love them. 

And if ye do good to them which 
do good to you, what thank have ye ? 
for sinners also do even the same. 
And if ye lend to them of whom ye 
hope to receive, what thank have ye ? 
for sinners also lend to sinners, to 
receive as much again. 



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But love ye your enemies, and do 
good, and lend, hoping for nothing 
again ; and your reward shall be 
great, and ye shall be the children of 
the Highest: for he is kind unto the 
unthankful and to the evil. Be ye 
therefore merciful, as your Father 
also is merciful. 



CHAPTER XYI. 

PRACTICAL LESSONS, CONTINUED — HEALS CENTURIOn'S 
SERVANT. 

Judge not, and ye shall not be 
judged : condemn not, and ye shall 
not be condemned : forgive, and ye 
shall be forgiven : give, and it shall 
be given unto you ; good measure, 
pressed down, and shaken together, 
and running over, shall men give 
into your bosom, For with the same 



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measure that ye mete withal it shall 
be measured to you again. 

And he spake a parable unto them, 

Can the blind lead the blind ? 
shall they not both fall into the ditch ? 
The disciple is not above his master : 
but every one that is perfect shall 
be as his master. And why behold- 
est thou the mote that is in thy 
brother s eye, but perceivest not the 
beam that is in thine own eye ? 

Either how canst thou say to thy 
brother, Brother, let me pull out the 
mote that is in thine eye, when thou 
thyself beholdest not the beam that 
is in thine own eye ? Thou hypo- 
crite, cast out first the beam out of 
thine own eye, and then shalt thou 
see clearly to pull out the mote that 
is in thy brother s eye. 

For a good tree bringeth not forth 
corrupt fruit ; neither doth a corrupt 
tree bring forth good fruit. For 



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every tree is known by his own fruit. 
For of thorns men do not gather figs, 
nor of a bramble bush gather they 
grapes. A good man out of the 
good treasure of his heart bringeth 
forth that which is good ; and an 
evil man out of the evil treasure of 
his heart bringeth forth that which 
is evil : for of the abundance of the 
heart his mouth speaketh. 

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, 
and do not the things which I say ? 
Whosoever cometh to me, and hear- 
eth my sayings, and doeth them, I 
will shew you to whom he is like : 
he is like a man which built an house, 
and digged deep, and laid the foun- 
dation on a rock : and when the 
flood arose, the stream beat vehe- 
mently upon that house, and could 
not shake it : for it was founded upon 
a rock. But he that heareth, and 
doeth not, is like a man that without 
a foundation built an house upon the 



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earth ; against which the stream did 
beat vehemently, and immediately it 
fell ; and the ruin of that house was 
great. 

Now when lie had ended all his sayings in the 
audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 
And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear 
unto him, was sick and ready to die. 

And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him 
the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he 
would come and heal his servant. And when they 
came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying. 
That he was worthy for whom he should do this : 
For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a 
synagogue. And Jesus saith unto him, 

I will come and heal him. 

Then Jesus went with them. And when he was 
now not far from the house, the centurion sent 
friends to him, saying unto him. Lord, trouble not 
thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest 
enter imder my roof: wherefore neither thought I 
myself worthy to come unto thee: but speak the 
word only, and my servant shall be healed. 

For I also am a man set under authority, having 
under me soldiers, and I say unto one. Go, and he 
goeth ; and to another. Come, and he cometh ; and 
to my servant. Do this, and he doeth it. When 
Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and 
turned him about, and said unto the people that fol- 
lowed him, 



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Verily I say unto you, I have not 
found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 
And I say unto you, That many 
shall come from the east and west, 
and shall sit down with Abraham, 
and Isaac, and Jacob, in the king- 
dom of heaven. But the children 
of the kingdom shall be cast out 
into outer darkness: there shall be 
weeping and gnashing of teeth. 

And Jesus said unto the centurion, 

Go thy way ; and as thou hast 
believed, so be it done unto thee. 

And his servant was healed in the self-same hour. 
And they that were sent, returning to the house, 
found the servant whole that had been sick. 



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CHAPTER XVII. 

WIDOW OF NAIN — ^MESSENGERS OF JOHN — ^WOES ON 
CAPERNAUM. 

5| ND it came to pass the day after, that he went 
^ into a city called Nain : and many of his dis- 
ciples went with him, and much people. Now 
when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, 
there was a dead man carried out, the only son of 
his mother, and she was a widow : and much people 
of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw 
her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, 

Weep not. 

And he came and touched the bier, and they that 
bare him stood still. And he said, 

Young man, I say unto thee, 
Arise. 

And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. 
And he delivered him to his mother. And there 
came a fear on all : and they glorified God, saying. 
That a great prophet is risen up among us ; and, 
That God hath visited his people. And this rumor 
of him went forth throughout all Judea, and through- 
out all the region round about. And the disciples 
of John shewed him of all these things. 

Now when John had heard in the prison the 
works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples to 



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Jesus, saying, Art thoii lie that should come? or 
look we for another ? When the men were come 
unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto 
thee, saying, Art thou he that should come ? or look 
we for another ? And in that same hour he cured 
many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil 
spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave 
sight. Then Jesus answering said unto them, 

Go your way, and tell John what 
things ye have seen and heard : how 
that the blind receive their sight, 
and the lame walk, the lepers are 
cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead 
are raised up, and the poor have the 
gospel preached to them. And 
blessed is he, whosoever shall not be 
offended in me. 

And when the messengers of John were de- 
parted, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes con- 
cerning John, 

What went ye out into the wilder- 
ness to see ? A reed shaken with 
the wind ? But what went ye out 
for to see ? A man clothed in soft 
raiment ? behold, they that wear soft 
clothing — they which are gorgeously 



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apparelled, and live delicately, are in 
kings courts. But what went ye 
out for to see ? A prophet ? yea, 
I say unto you, and more than a 
prophet. For this is he of whom it 
is written, Behold I send my mes- 
senger before thy face, which shall 
prepare thy way before thee. 

Verily I say unto you. Among 
them that are born of women, there 
hath not risen a greater prophet than 
John the Baptist : notwithstanding 
he that is least in the kingdom of 
heaven is greater than he. And 
from the days of John the Baptist 
until now the kingdom of heaven 
suffereth violence, and the violent 
take it by force. For all the pro- 
phets and the law prophesied until 
John. And if ye will receive //, this 
is Elias, which was for to come. He 
that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 

And all the people that heard him^ and the pub- 
licans, justified God, being baptized with the bap- 



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tism of John. But tlie Pharisees and lawyers rejec- 
ted the counsel of God against themselves, being 
not baptized of him. And the Lord said, 

Whereunto then shall I liken the 
men of this generation ? and to what 
are they like ? They are like unto 
children sitting in the market place, 
and calling one to another, and saying. 
We have piped unto you, and ye 
have not danced ; we have mourned 
to you, and ye have not wept. 

For John the Baptist came neither 
eating bread nor drinking wine ; and 
ye say, He hath a devil. The Son 
of man is come eating and drinking ; 
and ye say. Behold a gluttonous 
man, and a wine bibber, a friend of 
publicans and sinners ! But wisdom 
is justified of all her children. 

Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein 
most of his mighty works were done, because they 
repented not : 

Woe unto thee Chorasin ! woe unto 
thee, Bethsaida ! for if the mighty 
works, which were done in you, had 



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been done in Tyre and SIdon, they 
would have repented long ago in 
sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto 
you, It shall be more tolerable for 
Tyre and Sidon at the day of judg- 
ment, than for you. 

And thou, Capernaum, which art 
exalted unto heaven, shall be brought 
down to hell : for if the mighty 
works, which have been done in thee, 
had been done in Sodom, it would 
have remained until this day. But I 
say unto you. That it shall be more 
tolerable for the land of Sodom in 
the day of judgment, than for thee. 

At that time Jesus answered and said, 

I thank thee, O Father, Lord of 
heaven and earth, because thou hast 
hid these things from the wise and 
prudent, and hast revealed them unto 
babes. Even so Father : for so it 
seemed good in thy sight. All things 
are delivered unto me of my Father, 



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and no man knoweth the Son, but the 
Father; neither knoweth any man 
the Father, save the Son, and he to 
whomsoever the Son will reveal him. 
Come unto me, all ye that labor 
and are heavy laden, and I will give 
you rest. Take my yoke upon you, 
and learn of me ; for I am meek and 
lowly in heart : and ye shall find rest 
unto your souls. For my yoke is 
easy, and my burden is light. 



CHAPTER XYIIL 

WOMAN WASHES JESUS' FEET BLIND AND DUMB DEYIL 

BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST. 

^ND one of the Pharisees desired him that he 
^ would eat with him. And he went into the 
Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. And, 
behold a woman in the city, which was a sinner, 
when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Phari- 
see's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, 
and stood at his feet behind Mm weeping, and began 
to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe ihem with 
the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and 
annointed them with the ointment. 



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Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him 
saw it^ be spake within himself, saying, This man, 
if he were a prophet, would have known who and 
what manner of woman this is that toucheth him : 
for she is a sinner. And Jesus answering said unto 
him, 

Simon, I have somewhat to say 
unto thee. 

And he saith. Master, say on. 

There was a certain creditor which 
had two debtors : the one owed five 
hundred pence, and the other fifty. 
And when they had nothing to pay, 
he fi^ankly forgave them both. Tell 
me therefore, which of them will love 
him most ? 

Simon answered and said, I suppose that he^ to 
whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, 

Thou hast rightly judged. 

And he turned to the woman, and said unto 
Simon, 

Seest thou this woman ? I en- 
tered into thine house, thou gavest 
me no water for my feet : but she 
hath washed my feet with tears, and 



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Wiped the^n with the hairs of her 
head. Thou gavest me no kiss ; but 
this woman since the time I came in 
hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My 
head with oil thou didst not anoint : 
but this woman hath anointed my 
feet with ointment. Wherefore I 
say unto thee, Her sins, which are 
many, are forgiven ; for she loved 
much : but to whom little is forgiven, 
the same loveth little. 

And lie said unto her, 

Thy sins are forgiven. 

And they that sat at meat with him began to say- 
within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins 
also ? And he said to the woman, 

Thy faith hath saved thee ; go in 
peace. 

And it came to pass afterward, that he went 
throughout every city and village, preaching and 
showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God : 
and the twelve tvere with him. And certain women, 
which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmi- 
ties, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went 
seven devils. And Joanna the wife of Chuza, 
Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, 



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which ministered unto him of their substance. AncJ 
they went into an house. 

And the muhitude cometh together again^ so that 
they could not so much as eat bread. And when 
his friends heard of it^ they went out to lay hold on 
him : for they said, He is beside himself 

Then was brought unto him one possessed with 
a devil, blind, and dumb; and he healed him, inso- 
much that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. 
And all the people were amazed, and said. Is not 
this the son of David ? But when the Pharisees 
and the scribes which came down from Jerusalem, 
heard ^V, they said. He hath Beelzebub. This fellow 
doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince 
of the devils. And Jesus knew their thoughts. 
And he called them unto him^ and said unto them in 
parables. 

How can Satan cast out Satan ? 
And if a kingdom be divided against 
itself, that kingdom cannot stand, 
and every city or house divided 
against itself shall not stand : and if 
Satan cast out Satan, he is divided 
against himself; how shall then his 
kingdom stand ? He cannot stand, 
but hath an end. And if I by 
Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom 
do your children cast tkem out ? 
therefore they shall be your judges. 



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But If I cast out devils by the Spirit 
of God, then the kingdom of God 
IS come unto you. 

Or else how can one enter into a 
strong man s house, and spoil his 
goods, except he first bind the strong 
man ? and then he will spoil his house. 
He that is not with me is against me ; 
and he that gathereth not with me 
scattereth abroad. Wherefore I say 
unto you. All manner of sin shall 
be forgiven unto the sons of men, 
and blasphemies wherewith soever 
they shall blaspheme: but the blas- 
phemy against the Holy Ghost shall 
not be forgiven unto men. 

And whosoever speaketh a word 
against the Son of man it shall be for- 
given him : but whosoever speaketh 
against the H oly Ghost, it shall not be 
forgiven him, neither in this world, 
neither in the world io come, but is in 
danger of eternal damnation : because 
they said, He hath an unclean spirit. 



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Either make the tree good, and his 
fruit good ; or else make the tree 
corrupt, and his fruit corrupt : for 
the tree is known by his fruit. O 
generation of vipers, how can ye, 
being evil, speak good things ? for 
out of the abundance of the heart 
the mouth speaketh. A good man 
out of the good treasure of the heart 
bringeth forth good things : and an 
evil man out of the evil treasure 
bringeth forth evil things. 

But I say unto you. That every 
idle word that men shall speak, they 
shall give account thereof in the day 
of judgment. For by thy words 
thou shalt be justified, and by thy 
words thou shalt be condemned. 



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CHAPTER XIX. 

PHARISEES SEEK A SIGN — JESUS TEACHES BY PARABLES. 

fHEN certain of the scribes and of tlie Pharisees 
answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign 
from thee. But he answered and said unto them, 

An evil and adulterous generation 
seeketh after a sign ; and there shall 
no sign be given to it, but the sign 
of the prophet Jonas : for as Jonas 
was three days and three nights in 
the whale's belly ; so shall the Son 
of man be three days and three 
nights in the heart of the earth. 

The men of Nineveh shall rise in 
judgment with this generation, and 
shall condemn it : because they re- 
pented at the preaching of Jonas ; 
and, behold, a greater than Jonas is 
here. The queen of the south shall 
rise up in the judgment with this 
generation, and shall condemn it : for 



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she came from the uttermost parts of 
the earth to hear the wisdom of Solo- 
mon; and, behold, a greater than 
Solomon is here. 

When the unclean spirit is gone 
out of a man, he walketh through dry 
places, seeking rest, and findeth none. 
Then he saith, I will return into my 
house from whence I came out ; and 
when he is come, he findeth // empty, 
swept, and garnished. Then goeth 
he, and taketh with himself seven 
other spirits more wicked than him- 
self, and they enter in and dwell 
there : and the last state of that man 
is worse than the first. Even so 
shall it be also unto this wicked gen- 
eration. 

While he yet talked to the people, behold his 
mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to 
speak with him. And the multitude sat about him. 
Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and 
thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with 
thee. But he answered and said unto him that told 
him, 



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Who IS my mother ? and who are 
my brethren ? 

And lie looked round about on them which sat 
about him. And he stretched forth his hand toward 
his disciples, and said. 

Behold my mother and my breth- 
ren ! For whosoever shall do the 
will of my Father which is in heaven, 
the same is my brother, and sister, 
and mother. 

The same day went Jesus out of the house. And 
he began again to teach by the seaside: and 
great multitudes were gathered together, and were 
come to him out of every city ; so that he entiered 
into a ship, and sat in the sea ; and the whole mul- 
titude was by the sea on the land. And he taught 
them many things by parables, and said unto them 
in his doctrine, 

Hearken ; Behold, there went out 
a sower to sow his seed : and it came 
to pass, as he sowed, some seeds fell 
by the way-side, and it was trodden 
down, and the fowls of the air came 
and devoured them up. 

Some fell upon stony places, where 
they had not much earth : and forth- 



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With they sprung up, because they 
had no deepness of earth : and when 
the sun was up, they were scorched ; 
and because they had no root, they 
withered away ; because it lacked 
moisture. 

And some fell among thorns, and 
the thorns grew up, and choked 
it, and it yielded no fruit. 

And other fell on good ground, 
and did yield fruit that sprang up, 
and increased ; and brought forth, 
some thirty, some sixty, and some an 
hundred. 

And when lie liad said these things, he cried, 

He that hath ears to hear, let him 
hear. 

And the disciples came, and said unto him. Why 
speakest thou unto them in parables ? He answered 
and said unto them, 

Because it is given unto you to 
know the mysteries of the kingdom 
of heaven, but to them it is not given. 
For whosoever hath, to him shall be 



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given, and he shall have more abun- 
dance : but whosoever hath not, from 
him shall be taken away even that he 
hath. Therefore speak I to them in 
parables : because they seeing see not ; 
and hearing they hear not, neither do 
they understand. 

And in them is fulfilled the pro- 
phecy of Esaias, which saith, By 
hearing ye shall hear, and shall not un- 
derstand ; and seeing ye shall see and 
shall not perceive: for this people's 
heart is waxed gross and their ears are 
dull of hearing, and their eyes they 
have closed ; lest at any time they 
should see with their eyes, and hear 
with their ^2iX^, and should understand 
with their heart, and should be con- 
verted, and I should heal them. But 
blessed are your eyes, for they see : 
and your ears, for they hear. For 
verily I say unto you, That many 
prophets and righteous me7i have 
desired to see those things which ye 



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see, and have not seen them ; and to 
hear those things which ye hear, and 
have not heard the7n. 

Anotlier parable put he forth unto them, saying, 

The kingdom of heaven is hkened 
unto a man which sowed good seed 
in his field : but while men slept, his 
enemy came and sowed tares among 
the wheat, and went his way. But 
when the blade was sprung up, and 
brought forth fruit, then appeared 
the tares also. 

So the servants of the househol- 
der came and said unto him. Sir, 
didst not thou sow good seed in thy 
field ? from whence then hath it tares ? 
He said unto them. An enemy hath 
done this. The servants said unto 
him. Wilt thou then that we go and 
gather them up ? But he said. Nay ; 
lest while ye gather up the tares, ye 
root up also the wheat with them. 
Let both grow together until the har- 
vest : and in the time of harvest I 



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Will say to the reapers, Gather ye to- 
gether first the tares, and bind them 
in bundles to burn them : but gather 
the wheat into my barn. 

And he said, 

So IS the kingdom of God, as if 
a man should cast seed into the 
ground ; and should sleep, and rise 
night and day, and the seed should 
spring and grow up, he knoweth not 
how. For the earth bringeth forth 
fruit of herself; first the blade, then 
the ear, after that the full corn in the 
ear. But when the fruit is brought 
forth, immediately he putteth in the 
sickle, because the harvest is come. 

Another parable put lie forth unto them, saying, 

Whereunto shall we liken the 
kingdom of God ? or with what com- 
parison shall we compare it ? The 
kingdom of heaven is like to a grain 
of mustard seed, which a man took, 
and sowed in his field : which, when 
it is sown in the earth, is less than 



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all the seeds that be in the earth : 
but when it is sown, it groweth up, 
and becometh greater than all herbs, 
and shooteth out great branches, and 
becometh a tree, so that the birds 
of the air come and lodge in the 
branches thereof. 

Another parable spake lie •unto them, 

The kingdom of heaven is like 
unto leaven, which a woman took, 
and hid in three measures of meal, 
till the whole was leavened. 

And with many such parables spake he the word 
unto them, as they were able to hear it. But with- 
out a parable spake he not unto them : that it might 
be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, say- 
ing, I will open my mouth in parables ; I will utter 
things which have been kept secret from the founda- 
tion of the world. And when they were alone, he 
expounded all things to his disciples. 



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CHAPTER XX. 

PARABLES AND INTERPRETATIONS. 

fHEN Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into 
the house : and when he was alone, they that 
were about him with the twelve disciples asked him, 
saying, What might this parable be ? And he said 
unto them, 

Unto you it is given to know the 
mystery of the kingdom of God : 
but unto them that are without, all 
these things are done in parables ; 
that seeing they may see, and not 
perceive ; and hearing they may hear, 
and not understand ; lest at any 
time they should be converted, and 
//^^/r sins should be forgiven them. 

And he said unto them, 

Know ye not this parable ? and 
how then will ye know all parables. 
Hear ye therefore the parable of 



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the sower. Now the parable is this : 
The seed is the word of God. The 
sower soweth the word. Those by 
the way-side where the word is sown, 
are they that hear the word of the 
kingdom ; but when they have heard, 
and understandeth it not, then Satan 
Cometh immediately, and taketh away 
the word that was sown in their 
hearts : lest they should believe and 
be saved. This is he which received 
seed by the way-side. 

And these are they likewise which 
are sown on stony ground ; who, 
when they have heard the word, im- 
mediately receive it with gladness ; 
and have no root in themselves, and 
so endure but for a time : afterward, 
in time of temptation, when affliction 
or persecution ariseth, for the word s 
sake, immediately they are offended, 
and fall away. 

And that which fell among thorns 
are they, which, when they have 



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heard the word, go forth, and the 
cares of this world, and the deceit- 
fulness of riches, and pleasures of 
this life, and the lusts of other things 
entering in, choke the word, and it 
becometh unfruitful. 

And these are they which are 
sown on good ground ; such as in an 
honest and good heart, having heard 
the word, keep it, and bring forth 
fruit with patience ; some thirty-fold, 
some sixty, and some an hundred. 

And he said Tinto them, 

No man, when he hath lighted a 
candle, covereth it with a vessel, or 
putteth it under a bushel, or under a 
bed : but setteth it on a candlestick, 
that they which enter in may see the 
light. For there is nothing hid, 
which shall not be manifested ; neither 
was anything kept secret, that shall 
not be known and come abroad. If 
any man have ears to hear, let him 
hear. 



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And he said unto them, 

Take heed what ye hear : with 
what measure ye mete, it shall be 
measured to you : and unto you that 
hear shall more be given. For he 
that hath, to him shall be. given: and 
he that hath not, from him shall be 
taken even that which he seemeth to 
have. 

And his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare 
unto us the parable of the tares of the field. He 
answered and said unto them, 

He that soweth the good seed is 
the Son of man; the field is the 
world ; the good seed are the child- 
ren of the kingdom ; but the tares 
are the children of the wicked one ; 
the enemy that sowed them is the 
devil ; the harvest is the end of the 
world ; and the reapers are the angels. 
As therefore the tares are gathered 
and burned in the fire : so shall it be 
in the end of this world. The 
Son of man shall send forth his 



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angels, and they shall gather out of 
his kingdom all things that offend, 
and them which do iniquity ; and 
shall cast them into a furnace of fire : 
there shall be wailing and gnashing 
of teeth. Then shall the righteous 
shine forth as the sun in the kingdom 
of their Father. Who hath ears to 
hear, let him hear. 

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like 
unto treasure hid in a field ; the which 
when a man hath found, he hideth, 
and for joy thereof goeth and selleth 
all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 

Again, the kingdom of heaven is 
like unto a merchantman, seeking 
goodly pearls : who, when he had 
found one pearl of great price, went 
and sold all that he had, and bought it. 

Again, the kingdom of heaven is 
like unto a net, that was cast into 
the sea, and gathered of every kind : 
which, when it was full, they drew to 
shore, and sat down, and gathered 



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the good into vessels, but cast the 
bad away. So shall it be at the end 
of the world : the angels shall come 
forth, and sever the wicked from 
among the just, and shall cast them 
into the furnace of fire : there shall 
be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 

Jesus saith unta them, 

Have ye understood all these 
things ? 

They say unto him, Yea, Lord. Then said he 
unto them, 

Therefore every scribe which is 
instructed unto the kingdom of 
heaven is like unto a man that is an 
householder, which bringeth forth 
out of his treasure things new and 
old. 

Then came to him Im mother and his brethren, 
and could not come at him for the press. And it 
vf as told him hy certain which said. Thy mother and 
thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. 
And he answered and said unto them. 

My mother and my brethren are 



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those which hear the word of God 
and do it. 



CHAPTER XXL 

THE HOMELESS SAVIOUR — THE STORM — DEMONIAC. 

tND it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished 
these parables, he departed thence. And the 
same day, when the even was come, when Jesus 
saw great multitudes about him, he gave command- 
ment to depart unto the other side. And a certain 
scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will fol- 
low thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith 
unto him, 

The foxes have holes, and the 
birds of the air have nests ; but the 
Son of man hath not where to lay his 
head. 

And another of his disciples said unto him. Lord, 
suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus 
said unto him, 

Follow me ; and let the dead bury 
their dead. 



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And when they had sent away the multitude, and 
when he was entered into a ship, his disciples fol- 
lowed him. And he said unto them, 

Let us go over unto the other side 
of the lake. 

And there were also with him other little ships. 
And they launched forth. But as they sailed he fell 
asleep : and, behold, there came down a great storm 
of wind, on the lake : and the waves beat into the 
ship, insomuch that the ship was covered with the 
waves ; and they were filled with water ^ and were 
in jeopardy. And he was in the hinder part of the 
ship, asleep on a pillow : and his disciples came to 
Am, and awoke him, saying. Lord, save us : Mas- 
ter, master, carest thou not that we perish ? And 
he saith unto them, 

Why are ye fearful, O ye of little 
faith ? 

Then he arose and rebuked the winds, and the 
raging of the water : and said unto the sea, 

Peace, be still. 

And the wind ceased, and there was a great 
calm. And he said unto them, 

Why are ye so fearful ? how is it 
that ye have no faith ? 

But the men marvelled, and they feared exceed- 
ingly, and said one to another. What manner of 
man is this ? for he commandeth even the winds 



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and water, and they obey him. And they came 
over unto the other side of the sea, into the country 
of the Gadarenes, which is over against GaHlee. 
And when he went forth to land, there met him 
out of the city a certain man, which had devils long 
time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any 
house, but in the tombs ; exceeding fierce, so that 
no man might pass by that way : and no man could 
bind him, no, not with chains : because that he had 
been often bound with fetters and chains, and the 
chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the 
fetters broken in pieces : neither could any man 
tame him. And always, night and day, he was in 
the mountains, and in the tombs, crjdng, and cutting 
himself with stones. 

But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and fell 
down before him, and worshipped him, and cried 
with a loud voice, and said. What have I to do with 
thee, Jesus, ihou Son of the most high God? Art 
thou come hither to torment us before the time ? I 
adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. For 
he said unto him, 

Come out of the man thoic unclean 
spirit. 

(For oftentimes it had caught him : and he was 
kept bound with chains and in fetters ; and he brake 
the bands, and was driven of the devil into the 
wilderness.) And Jesus asked him, saying, 

What IS thy name ? 

And he said Legion : because many devils were 
entered mto him. And they besought him that he 
would not command them to go out into the deep. 



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And there was a good way off from them, nigh unto 
the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. And 
all the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us 
out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine, that 
we may enter into them. And forthwith Jesus 
gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, 
and entered into the swine : and, behold, the whole 
herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into 
the sea, (they were about two thousand ;) and were 
choked in the sea. When they that fed them saw 
what was done, they fled, and went and told it in 
the city and in the country : and told everything, 
and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils. 

And, behold, the whole city came out to see what 
it was that was done. And they come to Je- 
sus, and found the man, out of whom the devils 
Were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, 
and in his right mind : and they were afraid. They 
also which saw it told them by what means he 
that was possessed of the devils was healed ; and 
also concerning the swine. Then the whole multi- 
tude of the country of the Gadarenes round about, 
besought /^^)?^that he would depart out of their coast: 
for they were taken with great fear: and he went 
up into the ship, and returned back again. 

And when he was come into the ship, the man 
out of whom the devils were departed besought him 
that he might be with him : howbeit Jesus suffered 
him not, but saith unto him, 

Go home to thy friends, and tell 
them how great things the Lord hath 



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done for thee, and hath had compas- 
sion on thee. 

And he departed and began to publisli through- 
ont the whole city (in Decapohs) how great things 
Jesus had done for him : and all men did marvel. 

And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and 
came into his own city. And it came to pass, that, 
when Jesus was retmned again by ship unto the 
other side, much people gladly received him : for 
they were all waiting for him. And he was nigh 
unto the sea. 



CHAPTER XXII. 

CHILD HEALED — TOUCH OF FAITH — TWO BLIND MEN 

EATS WITH PUBLICANS, ETC. 

SND it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the 
house, behold, many pubhcans and sinners came 
and sat down with him and his disciples. And 
when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disci- 
ples, Why eateth your Master with pubhcans and 
sinners ? But when Jesus heard that^ he said unto 
them, 

They that be whole need not a 
physician, but they that are sick. But 
go ye and learn what that meaneth, I 
will have mercy, and not sacrifice : 



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for I am not come to call the right- 
eous, but sinners to repentance. 

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, 
Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disci- 
ples fast not? And Jesus said unto them, 

Can the children of the bride- 
chamber mourn, as long as the bride- 
groom is with them ? but the days 
will come, when the bridegroom shall 
be taken from them, and then shall 
they fast. No man putteth a piece 
of new cloth unto an old garment, 
for that which is put in to fill it up 
taketh from the garment, and the rent 
is made worse. Neither do men put 
new wine into old bottles : else the 
bottles break, and the wine runneth 
out, and the bottles perish : but they 
put new wine into new bottles, and 
both are preserved. 

While he spake these things unto them, behold, 
there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, 
Jairus by name ; and when he saw him, he fell 
down at Jesus' feet, and besought him greatly, that 
he would coin3 into his house ; saying, My little 



iir 

danghter lieth at tlie point of deatli : I prmj thee 
come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be 
healed ; and she shall live. For he had one only 
daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a 
dying. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and 
so did his disciples ; and much people followed him, 
and thronged him. 

And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with 
an issue of blood twelve years, and had suffered 
many things of many physicians, and had spent all 
that she had, and was nothing bettered, neither 
could be healed of any, but rather grew worse, 
when she had heard of Jesus, came in the press 
behind, and touched the hem of his garment: for 
she said within herself, If I may but touch his gar- 
ment, I shall be whole. And straightway the foun- 
tain of her blood was dried up ; and she felt in her 
body that she was healed of that plague. And 
Jesus immediately knowing in himself that virtue 
had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, 
and said. 

Who touched my clothes? 

When all denied, Peter, and they that were with 
him, said. Master, Thou seest the multitude throng 
thee and press thee^ and sayest thou, Who touched 
me? And Jesus said, 

Somebody hath touched me : for I 
perceive that virtue hath gone out 
of me. 

And he looked round about to see her that had 
done this thing. And when the woman saw that 



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she was not hid, she came fearing and trembling, 
knowing what was done in her, and falHng down 
before him, she declared unto him all the truth, 
before all the people, for what cause she had touched 
him, and how she was healed immediately. And 
when he saw her, he said unto her, 

Daughter, be of good comfort ; thy 
faith hath made thee whole ; go in 
peace, and be whole of thy plague. 

And the woman was made whole from that hour. 

While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of 
the synagogue's house certain which said. Thy daugh- 
ter is dead : why troublest thou the Master any fur- 
ther ? As soon as Jesus heard the word that was 
spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue. 

Be not afraid, only believe, and 
she shall be made whole. 

And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, 
and James, and John the brother of James. And 
when Jesus came to the house of the ruler of the 
synagogue, and saw the minstrels and the people 
making a noise, and them that wept and wailed 
greatly, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, 
and James, and John, and the father and the mother 
of the maiden. And all wept, and bewailed her. 
And when he was come in, he saith unto them, 

Why make ye this ado, and weep ? 
Give place : for the maid is not dead, 
but sleepeth. 



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And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that 
she was dead. But when he had put them all out, he 
taketh the Father and the mother of the damsel, 
and them that were with him, and entered in where 
the damsel was lying. And he took the damsel by 
the hand, and said unto her, 

Talitha cumi ; which is, being in- 
terpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, 
Arise. 

And her spirit came again, and she arose straight- 
way, and walked : for she was of the age of twelve 
years. And her parents were astonished with a 
great astonishment. And he charged them straitly 
that no man should know it : and commanded that 
something should be given her to eat. And the 
fame hereof went abroad into all that land. 

And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men 
followed him, crying and saying, Thou Son of Da- 
vid, have mercy on us. And when he was come 
into the house, the blind men came to him : and 
Jesus saith unto them, 

Believe ye that I am able to do 
this? 

They said unto him. Yea, Lord. Then touched 
he their eyes, saying. 

According to your faith be it unto 
you. 

And their eyes were opened : and Jesus straitly 
charged them, saying, 



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See that no man know it 

But they, when they were departed, spread 
abroad his fame in all that country. 

As they went out, behold, they brought to him a 
dumb man possessed with a devil. And when the 
devil was cast out, the dumb spake : and the multi- 
tudes marvelled, saying. It was never so seen in 
Israel. But the Pharisees said. He casteth out dev- 
ils through the prince of the devils. 



CHAPTER XXIIL 

REVISITS NAZARETH — SENDS OUT THE TWELVE WITH IN- 
STRUCTIONS. 

fND he went out from thence, and came into his 
own country; and his disciples follow him. 
And when he was come into his own country, and 
when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach 
in the synagogue : and many hearing Mm were aston- 
ished, saying. From whence hath this man these 
things ? And what wisdom is this which is given 
unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought 
by his hands ? Is not this the carpenter ? (the car- 
penter's son ?) Is not his mother called Mary ? and 
his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Ju- 
das? And his sisters, are they not all with us? 
Whence then hath this man all these things? And 
they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto 
them, 

A prophet is not without honor, 



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save in his own country, and among 
his own kin, and in his own house. 

And he did not many mighty works there be- 
cause of their unbehef, save that he laid his hands 
upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he 
marvelled because of their unbelief 

And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, 
teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the 
gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and 
every disease among the people. But when he saw 
the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on 
them, because they fainted, and were scattered 
abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he 
unto his disciples, 

The harvest truly is plenteous, but 
the laborers are few ; pray ye there- 
fore the Lord of the harvest, that he 
will send forth laborers into his har- 
vest. 

And when he had called unto Mm his twelve 
disciples, he gave them power and authority over 
all devils, to cast them out, and to heal all manner 
of sickness and all manner of disease. And he 
sent them forth by two and two : to preach the 
kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. These 
twelve, Jesus sent forth, and commanded them say- 

Go not into the way of the Gen- 



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tiles, and into any city of the Sama- 
ritans enter ye not : but go rather to 
the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 
And as ye go, preach, saying. The 
kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal 
the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the 
dead, cast out devils : freely ye have 
received, freely give. 

And he said unto tliem, 

Take nothing for your journey, 
save a staff only; provide neither 
gold, nor silver, nor brass in your 
purses, nor scrip for yo^tr journey, 
neither two coats, neither shoes, but 
be shod with sandals ; for the work- 
man is worthy of his meat. 

And into whatsoever city or town 
ye shall enter, enquire who in it is 
worthy ; and there abide till ye go 
thence. And when ye come into an 
house, salute it. And if the house 
be worthy, let your peace come upon 
it : but if it be not worthy, let your 
peace return to you. And whoso- 



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ever shall not receive you, nor hear 
your words, when ye depart out of 
that house or city, shake off the very 
dust from your feet for a testimony 
against them. Verily I say unto 
you. It shall be more tolerable for the 
land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the 
day of judgment, than for that city. 

Behold, I send you forth as sheep 
in the midst of wolves : be ye there- 
fore wise as serpents, and harmless 
as doves. But beware of men : for 
they will deliver you up to the coun- 
cils, and they will scourge you in 
their synagogues ; and ye shall be 
brought before governors and kings 
for my sake, for a testimony against 
them and the Gentiles. 

But when they deliver you up, take 
no thought how or what ye shall 
speak : for it shall be given you in 
that same hour what ye shall speak. 
For it is not ye that speak, but the 
Spirit of your Father which speaketh 



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in you. And the brother shall de- 
liver up the brother to death, and the 
father the child : and the children 
shall rise up against their parents, 
and cause them to be put to death. 
And ye shall be hated of all men for 
my name's sake : but he that endur- 
eth to the end shall be saved. 

But when they persecute you In 
this city, flee ye into another: for 
verily I say unto you, Ye shall not 
have gone over the cities of Israel, 
till the Son of man be come. 

The disciple is not above his mas- 
ter, nor the servant above his lord. 
It is enough for the disciple that he 
be as his master, and the servant as 
his lord. If they have called the 
master of the house Beelzebub, how 
much more shall they call them of 
his household ? 

Fear them not therefore : for there 
is nothing covered that shall not be 
revealed ; and hid that shall not be 



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known. What I tell you in darkness 
that speak ye in light : and what ye 
hear in the ear, that preach ye upon 
the house-tops. 

And fear not them which kill the 
body, but are not able to kill the 
soul : but rather fear him which is 
able to destroy both soul and body in 
hell. Are not two sparrows sold for 
a farthing ? and one of them shall not 
fall on the ground without your 
Father. But the very hairs of your 
head are all numbered. Fear ye not 
therefore, ye are of more value than 
many sparrows. 

Whosoever therefore shall confess 
me before men, him will I confess 
also before my Father which is in 
heaven. But whosoever shall deny 
me before men, him will I also deny 
before my Father which is in heaven. 

Think not that I am come to send 
peace on earth : I came not to send 
peace, but a sword. For I am come 



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to set a man at variance against his 
father, and the daughter against her 
mother, and the daughter in law 
against her mother in law. And a 
man's foes shall be they of his own 
household. He that loveth father 
or mother more than me is not worthy 
of me : and he that loveth son or 
daughter more than me is not worthy 
of me. And he that taketh not his 
cross and followeth after me, is not 
worthy of me. 

He that findeth his life shall lose 
it ; and he that loseth his life for my 
sake shall find it. He that receiv- 
eth you receiveth me, and he that re- 
ceiveth me receiveth him that sent 
me. He that receiveth a prophet in 
the name of a prophet shall receive a 
prophet's reward : and he that re- 
ceiveth a righteous man in the name 
of a righteous man shall receive a 
righteous man's reward. And who- 
soever shall give to drink unto one of 



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these little ones a cup of cold wate? 
only in the name of a disciple, verily 
I say unto you, he shall in no wise 
lose his reward. 

And they departed, and went through the towns, 
preaching the gospel, that men should repent. And 
they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil 
many thjat wore sick, and healed them. 



CHAPTER XXIV. 

JOHN THE BAPTIST BEHEADED BY ORDER OF HEROD. 

SND it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end 
of commanding his twelve disciples, he depar- 
ted thence to teach and to preach in their cities. At 
that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame 
of Jesus, of all that was done by him : (for 
his name was spread abroad:) and he was per- 
plexed, because that it was said of some, that John 
was risen from the dead : and of some that Eiias 
had appeared ; and of others, that one of the old 
prophets was risen again. 

And Herod said, John have I beheaded : but who 
is this, of whom I hear such things ? And (he) 
said unto his servants. This is John the Baptist ; he 
is risen from the dead ; and therefore mighty works 
do shew forth themselves in him : and he desired to 
see him. Others said, That it is Elias. And others 



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said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 
But when Herod heard thereof^ he said, it is John, 
whom I beheaded : he is risen from the dead. 

For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold 
upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' 
sake, his brother Phihp's wife : for he had married 
her. For John had said unto Herod, It is not law- 
ful for thee to have thy brother's wife. Therefore 
Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would 
have killed him ; but she could not : for Herod 
feared John, knowmg that he was a just man and 
an holy, and observed him; and when he heard 
him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. 

And when a convenient day was come, that 
Herod on his birth day made a supper to his lords, 
high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; and 
when the daughter of the said Herodias came 
in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them 
that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, 
Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it 
thee. Whereupon he promised with an oath to 
give her whatsoever she would ask. And he sware 
unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will 
give it thee, unto the hah* of my kingdom. And 
she went forth, and said unto her mother. What 
shall I ask ? And she said, The head of John the 
Baptist. 

And she, being before instructed of her mother, 
came in straightway with haste unto the king, and 
asked saying, I will that thou give me by and by in 
a charger the head of John the Baptist. 

And the king was exceedingly sorry : yet for his 
oath's sake, and for then- sakes which sat with him, 
he would not reject her. And immediately the 



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king sent an executioner, and commanded his head 
to be brought ; and he went and beheaded him in 
the prison. And brought his head in a charger, 
and gave it to the damsel : and the damsel gave it tq 
her mother. And when his disciples heard of U^ 
they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a 
tomb, and went and told Jesus. 



CHAPTER XXY. 

JESUS FEEDS FIVE-THOUSAND WITH FIVE LOAVES AND 
TWO FISHES. 

^ND the apostles, when they were returned, gath- 
^ ered themselves together unto Jesus, and told 
him all things, both what they had done, and what 
they had taught. And he said unto them. 

Come ye yourselves apart into a 
desert place, and rest awhile. 

For there were many coming and going, and they 
had no leisure so much as to eat. After these things 
Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea 
of Tiberias, by ship privately, into a desert place be- 
longing to the city called Bethsaida. And the people 
saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran 
afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, 
and came together unto him, because they saw his 
miracles which he did on them that were diseased. 

And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people. 



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and was moved with compassion toward them, be- 
cause they were as sheep not having a shepherd: 
and he began to teach them many things ; and spake 
unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them 
that had need of heahng. 

And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there 
he sat with his disciples. And the passover, a feast 
of the Jews, was nigh. When Jesus then lifted up 
his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, 
he saith unto Philip, 

Whence shall we buy bread, that 
these may eat ? 

And this he said to prove him : for he himself 
knew what he would do. Philip answered him, 
Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for 
them, that every one of them may take a little. And 
when it was evening, his diciples, the twelve, came 
unto him, and said. This is a desert place, and now 
the time is far passed : send them away, that they 
may go into the towns and country round about, 
and lodge, and buy themselves bread : for they have 
nothing to eat : for we are here in a desert place. 
But Jesus said unto them. 

They need not depart ; give ye 
them to eat. 

And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two 
hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to 
eat ? He saith unto them. 

How many loaves have ye? go 
and see. 



125 

And when they knew, one of his disciples, An- 
drew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him. There 
is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two 
small fishes: but what are they among so many? 
We have no more but five loaves and two fishes : 
except we should go and buy meat for all this people. 
For they were about five thousand men. He said, 

Bring them hither to me. 

And he said to his disciples. 

Make them sit down by fifties in 
a company upon the green grass. 

Now there was much grass in the place. So the 
men sat down, in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties, 
in number about five thousand. And when Jesus 
had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, and 
when he had given thanks, looking up to heaven, he 
blessed them and brake the loaves, and gave the 
loaves to Ms disciples, and the disciples to the multi- 
tude that were set down : and likewise the two fishes 
divided he among them all ; as much as they would. 
And they did all eat, and were filled. When they 
were filled, he said unto his disciples. 

Gather up the fragments that re- 
main, that nothing be lost. 

Therefore they gathered them together, and filled 
twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley 
loaves, and of the fishes, which remained over and 
above unto them that had eaten. And they that 
had eaten were about five thousand men, beside 
women and children. 



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CHAPTER XXYL 

WALKS ON THE SEA — MOUNTAIN CLOSET — PETER 
SINKING. 

fHEN those men wlien they had seen the miracle 
that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that pro- 
phet that should come into the world. 

And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples 
to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the 
other side, unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the 
people. 

When Jesus therefore perceived that they would 
come and take him by force, to make him a king, 
and when he had sent the multitudes away, he de- 
parted again into a mountain himself alone, to pray. 
And when even was now come, his disciples went 
down unto the sea, and entered into a .ship, and 
went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was 
now dark, and Jesus was not come to them. But 
the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed 
with waves : for the wind was contrary : and he 
alone on the land. 

And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that 
blew. And he saw them toiling in rowing : for the 
wind was contrary unto them. So when they had 
rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, and 
about the fourth watch of the night, they see Jesus 
walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the 
ship : and would have passed by them. And when 



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the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they 
were troubled, saying. It is a spirit ; and they cried 
out for fear : for they all saw him, and were troubled. 
But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, 

Be of good cheer ; it is I ; be not 
afraid. 

And Peter answered him and said. Lord, if it be 
thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And 
he said, 

Come. 

And when Peter was come down out of the ship, 
he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when 
he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid ; and be- 
ginning to sink, he cried, saying. Lord, save me. 
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, 
and caught him, and said unto him, 

O thou of little faith, wherefore 
didst thou doubt ? 

Then they willingly received him into the ship. 
And when they were come into the ship the wind 
ceased : and immediately the ship was at the land 
whither they went. 

Then they that were in the ship came and wor- 
shipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of 
God. And they were sore amazed in themselves 
beyond measure, and wondered. For they con- 
sidered not the miracle of the loaves : for their heart 
was hardened. 



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And when they had passed over, they came into 
the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore. 
And when they were come out of the ship, and 
when the men of that place had knowledge of him, 
they sent out into all that country ; and ran through 
that whole region round about, and began to carry 
about in beds those that were sick, where they 
heard he was. And whithersoever he entered, into 
villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in 
the streets, and besought him that they might 
touch if it were but the border of his garment: and 
as many as touched him were made whole. The 
day following when the people which stood on the 
other side of the sea saw that there was none other 
boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples 
were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disci- 
ples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone 
away alone : (howbeit there came other boats from 
Tiberias, nigh unto the place where they did eat 
bread, after that the Lord had given thanks ;) when 
the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, 
neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and 
came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. 



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CHAPTER XXYII. 

JESUS THE BREAD OF LIFE FOR THE WORLD. 

fND when thej had fotind him on the other side 
of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when 
earnest thou hither? Jesus answered them and said, 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye 
seek me, not because ye saw the 
miracles, but because ye did eat of 
the loaves, and were filled. Labor 
not for the meat which perisheth, but 
for that meat which endureth unto 
everlasting life, which the Son of 
man shall give unto you : for him 
hath God the Father sealed. 

Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that 
we might work the works of God ? Jesus answered 
and said unto them, 

This is the work of God, that ye 
believe on him whom he hath sent. 

They said therefore unto him, What sign showest 
thou then, that we may see, and believe thee ? what 



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dost thou work? Our fathers did eat manna in the 
desert ; as it is written, He gave them bread from 
heaven to eat. Then said Jesus unto them, 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
Moses gave you not that bread from 
heaven ; but my Father giveth you 
the true bread from heaven. For the 
bread of God is he that cometh down 
from heaven, and giveth life unto the 
world. 

Then said they unto him. Lord, evermore give us 
this bread. And Jesus said unto them, 

I am the bread of life: he that 
cometh to me shall never hunger; 
and he that believeth on me shall 
never thirst. But I said unto you, 
That ye also have seen me, and be- 
lieve not. All that the Father giveth 
me shall come to me ; and him that 
cometh to me I will in no wise cast 
out. For I came down from heaven, 
not to do mine own will, but the will 
of him that sent me. And this is the 
Father s will which hath sent me, 



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that of all which he hath given me, I 
should lose nothing, but should raise 
it up again at the last day. And this 
is the will of him that sent me, that 
every one which seeth the Son, and 
believeth on him, may have everlast- 
ing life : and I will raise him up at 
the last day. 

The Jews then, murmured at him, because he said, 
I am the bread which came down from heaven. 
And they said, Is not this Jesus the son of Joseph, 
whose father and mother we know? how is it then 
that he saith, I came down from heaven? Jesus 
therefore answered and said unto them, 

Murmur not among yourselves. 
No man can come to me, except 
the Father which hath sent me draw 
him : and I will raise him up at the 
last day. It is written in the pro- 
phets. And they shall be all taught 
of God. Every man therefore that 
hath heard, and hath learned of the 
Father, cometh unto me. Not that 
any man hath seen the Father, save 
he which is of God, he hath seen the 



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Father. Verily, verily, I say unto 
you, He that believeth on me hath 
everlasting life. I am that bread of 
life. Your fathers did eat manna in 
the wilderness, and are dead. This 
is the bread which cometh down from 
heaven, that a man may eat thereof, 
and not die. I am the living bread 
which came down from heaven : if 
any man eat of this bread, he shall 
live forever: and the bread that I 
will give is my flesh, which I will 
give for the life of the world. 

The Jews therefore strove among themselves say- 
ing, How can this man give ns his flesh to eat? 
Then said Jesus unto them, 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ex- 
cept ye eat the flesh of the Son of 
man, and drink his blood, ye have no 
life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh 
and drinketh my blood, hath eternal 
life ; and I will raise him up at the 
last day. For my flesh is meat in- 
deed, and my blood is drink indeed. 



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He that eateth my flesh, and drink- 
eth my blood, dwelleth in me, 
and I in him. As the hving Father 
hath sent me, and I live by the Father, 
so he that eateth me, even he shall 
live by me. This is that bread which 
came down from heaven ; not as your 
fathers did eat manna, and are dead : 
he that eateth of this bread shall live 
forever. 

These things said he in the synagogue, as he 
taught in Capernaum. Many therefore of his disci- 
ples, when they had heard tliis, said, This is an hard 
saying ; who can hear it? When Jesus knew in 
himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said 
unto them, 

Doth this offend you ? What and 
if ye shall see the Son of man ascend 
up where he was before? It is the 
Spirit that quickeneth ; the flesh 
profiteth nothing : the words that I 
speak unto you, they are spirit, and 
they are life. But there are some of 
you that believe not. 



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For Jesus knew from the beginning who they 
were that believed not, and who should betray him. 
And he said, 

Therefore I said unto you, that no 
man can come unto me, except it 
were given unto him of my Father. 

From that time many of his disciples went back, 
and walked no more with him. Then said Jesus 
unto the twelve. 

Will ye also go away ? 

Then Simon Peter answered him. Lord, to whom 
shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. 
And we believe and are sure that thou art that 
Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus answered 
them. 

Have not I chosen you twelve, and 
one of you is a devil. 

He spake of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon ; for 
he it was that should betray him, being one of the 
twelve. 



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CHAPTER XXYIII. 

PHARISEES MURMUR — WASHINGS AND OTHER TRADITIONS. 

§HEN came together unto him the Pharisees, and 
certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusa- 
lem. And when they saw some of his disciples eat 
bread with defiled, that is to saj, with unwashen 
hands, they found fault. For the Pharisees, and all 
the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, 
holding the tradition of the elders. And when they 
come jfrom the market, except they wash, they eat 
not. And many other things there be, which they 
have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and 
pots, brazen vessels, and of tables. 

Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him. Why 
do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the 
elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat 
bread. But he answered and said unto them. 

Why do ye also transgress the 
commandment of God by your tradi- 
tion ? Full well ye reject the com- 
mandment of God, that ye may keep 
your own tradition. For God com- 
manded, saying. Honor thy father 
and mother: and. He that curseth 
father or mother, let him die the death. 



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But ye say, Whosoever shall say to 
his father or his mother, It is Cor- 
ban, that is to say, a gift, by whatso- 
ever thou mightest be profited by me ; 
and honor not his father or his 
mother, he shall be free. Thus have 
ye made the commandment of God 
of none effect by your tradition. 
And ye suffer him no more to do 
ought for his father or his mother ; 
making the word of God of none 
effect through your tradition, which 
ye have delivered : and many such 
like things do ye. 

Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias pro- 
phesy of you, saying, This people 
draweth nigh unto me with their 
mouth, and honoreth me with their 
lips ; but their heart is far from me. 
But in vain do they worship me, 
teaching for doctrines the command- 
ments of men. For laying aside 
the commandment of God, ye hold 
the tradition of men, as the washing 



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of pots and cups : and many other 
such things ye do. 

And when he had called all the people unto him^ 
he said unto them, 

Hearken unto me every one of you, 
and understand: there is nothing 
from without a man, that entering 
into him can defile him : but the 
things which come out of him, those 
are they that defile the man. If any 
man have ears to hear, let him hear. 

And when he was entered into the house from 
the people, then came his disciples, and said unto 
him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offen- 
ded, after they heard this saying? But he answered 
and said, 

Every plant, which my heavenly 
Father hath not planted, shall be 
rooted up. Let them alone : they be 
blind leaders of the blind. And if 
the blind lead the blind, both shall 
fall into the ditch. 

Then answered Peter, and said unto him, Declare 
unto us this parable. And Jesus said. 

Are ye also yet without under- 



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standing ? Do not ye yet under- 
stand, that whatsoever thing from 
without entereth into the man, //can- 
not defile him ; because it entereth 
not into his heart, but into the belly, 
and goeth out into the draught, pur- 
ging all meats ? But those things 
which proceed out of the mouth come 
forth from the heart ; and they defile 
the man. For from within, out of 
the heart of men, proceed evil 
thoughts, adulteries, fornications, 
murders, thefts, covetousness, wick- 
edness, false witness, deceit, lasciv- 
iousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, 
foolishness : all these evil things come 
from within, and defile the man : but 
to eat with unwashen hands defileth 
not a man. 



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CHAPTER XXIX. 

SYROPHENICIAN WOMAN — BLIND MEN — FEEDS FOUR 
THOUSAND. 

fHEN Jesus went thence, and departed into the 
coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And, behold, a 
woman of Canaan came ont of the same coasts, and 
cried unto him, saying. Have mercy on me, Lord 
thou Son of David : my daughter is grievously 
vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a 
word. And his disciples came and besought him, 
saying. Send her away, for she crieth after us. But 
he answered and said, 

I am not sent but unto the lost 
sheep of the house of Israel. 

And (he) entered into an house, and would have 
no man know it : but he could not be hid. For a cer- 
tain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean 
spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet, 
and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. The 
woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation : 
and she besought him that he would cast forth the 
devil out of her daughter. But Jesus said unto her, 

Let the children first be filled ; for 
it is not meet to take the children's 
bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. 



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And she answered and said unto him, Truth, 
Lord : yet the dogs under the table, eat of the child- 
ren's crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, 

O woman, great is thy faith : be 
it unto thee even as thou wilt 

And he said unto her, 

For this saying go thy way ; the 
devil is gone out of thy daughter. 

And her daughter was made whole from that 
very hour. And when she was come to her house, 
she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid 
upon the bed. 

And again Jesus departed from the coasts of 
Tyre and Sidon, and came nigh unto the sea of 
Galilee : through the midst of the coasts of Decapo- 
lis. And they bring unto him one that was deaf, 
and had an impediment in his speech ; and they 
beseech him to put his hand upon him. And he 
took him aside from the multitude, and put his fin- 
gers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his 
tongue ; and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and 
saith unto him, 

Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 

And straightway his ears were opened, and the 
string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 
And he charged them that they should tell no man : 
but the more he charged them, so much the more a 
great deal they published U; and were beyond 



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measure astonished, saying. He hath done all things 
well : he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the 
dumb to speak. 

And (Jesus) went up into a mountain, and sat 
down there. And great multitudes came unto him, 
having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, 
maimed, and many others, and cast them down at 
Jesus' feet ; and he healed them ; insomuch that 
the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb 
to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, 
and the blind to see : and they glorified the God of 
Israel. 

In those days the multitude being very great, 
and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disci- 
ples unto him^ and saith unto them, 

I have compassion on the multi- 
tude, because they have now been 
with me three days, and have nothing 
to eat : and if I send them away 
fasting to their own houses, they will 
faint by the way. 

For divers of them came from far. And his dis- 
ciples say unto him. Whence should we have so 
much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a 
multitude ? And Jesus saith unto them. 

How many loaves have ye? 

And they said. Seven, and a few little fishes. And 
he commanded the multitude to sit down on the 
ground. And he took the seven loaves and the 
fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them^ and gave 



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to hia disciples, to set before them; and they did 
set them before the people. And they had a few 
small fishes ; and he blessed, and commanded to set 
them also before them. And they did all eat, and 
were filled : and they took up of the broken meat 
that was left seven baskets fuU. And they that did 
eat were four thousand men, beside women and 
children. And he sent them away. 



CHAPTER XXX. 

PHARISEES ASK A SIGN — REASONS FOR FAITH — 
BLIND MEN. 

fND he sent away the multitude. And straight- 
way he entered into a ship with his disciples, 
and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. The 
Pharisees also with the Sadducees came forth, and 
began to question with him, and tempting desired 
him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. 
He answered and said unto them. 

When it is evening, ye say, // will 
be fair weather : for the sky is red. 
And in the morning. It will be foul 
weather to day : for the sky is red 
and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye 
can discern the face of the sky ; but 



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can ye not discern the signs of the 
times ? A wicked and adulterous 
generation seeketh after a sign ; and 
there shall no sign be given unto it, but 
the sign of the prophet Jonas. 

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, 

Why doth this generation seek 
after a sign ? verily I say unto you, 
There shall no sign be given unto 
this generation. 

And he left them, and entering into the ship 
again departed to thor other side. And when his 
disciples were come to the other side, they had for- 
gotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship 
with them more thaxi one loa£ Then Jesus charged 
them, saying. 

Take heed and beware of the 
leaven of the Pharisees and of the 
Sadducees, and of the leaven of 
Herod. 

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It 
is because we have taken no bread. Which when 
Jesus perceived, he said unto them, 

O ye of little faith, Why reason ye 
among yourselves, because ye have 



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brought no bread ? Do ye not yet un- 
derstand ? Perceive ye not yet, nei- 
ther understand ? Have ye your 
heart yet hardened? Having eyes, 
see ye not ? and having ears, hear ye 
not ? and do ye not remember the 
five loaves of the five thousand, and 
how many baskets ye took up ? 
Neither the seven loaves of the four 
thousand, and how many baskets ye 
took up ? When I brake the five 
loaves among five thousand, how 
many baskets full of fragments took 
ye up? 

They say unto him, Twelve. 

And when the seven among four 
thousand, how many baskets full of 
fragments took ye up ? 

And they said, Seven. And he said unto them, 

How is it that ye do not under- 
stand that I spake it not to you con- 
cerning bread, that ye should beware 
of the leaven of the Pharisees and of 
the Sadducees. 



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Then understood they how that he bade them not 
beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine 
of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 

And he cometh to Bethsaida ; and they bring a 
bhnd man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 
And he took the blind man by the hand, and led 
him out of the town ; and when he had spit on his 
eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if 
he saw aught. And he looked up, and said, I see 
men as trees, walking. After that he put his hands 
again upon his eyes, and made him look up : and he 
was restored, and saw every man clearly. And he 
sent him away to his house, saying. 

Neither go into the town, nor tell 
it to any in the town. 



CHAPTER XXXI. 

JESUS FORETELLS HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION. 

fND Jesus went out, and his disciples, into tha 
towns of Cesar ea Philippi : and it came to pass, 
as he was alone praying, his disciples were with 
him : and by the way he asked his disciples, say- 
ing unto them, 

Whom do men say that I the Son 
of man am ? 

And they said, Some sajj that thou art John the 



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Baptist : some, Elias ; and others, Jeremias, or, that 
one of the old prophets is risen again. He said unto 
them. 

But whom say ye that I am ? 

And Simon Peter answered and said unto him, 
Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And 
Jesus answered and said unto him, 

Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: 
for flesh and blood hath not revealed 
it unto thee, but my Father which is 
in heaven. And I say also unto 
thee. That thou art Peter, and upon 
this rock, I will build my church ; 
and the gates of hell shall not pre- 
vail against it And I will give unto 
thee the keys of the kingdom of 
heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt 
bind on earth shall be bound in 
heaven : and whatsoever thou shalt 
loose on earth shall be loosed in 
heaven. 

Then charged he his disciples that they should 
tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. 

From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto 
his disciples, how that he, the Son of man, must 



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go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many tilings and be 
rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, 
and scribes and be killed, and after three days rise 
again. And he spake that saying openly. 

Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, 
saying. Be it far from thee. Lord : this shall not be 
unto thee. But when he had turned about and 
looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter saying. 

Get thee behind me, Satan : thou 
art an offence unto me : for thou sa- 
vorest not the things that be of God, 
but those that be of men. 

And when he had called the people unio Mm with 
his disciples also, he said to them all. 

Whosoever will come after me, let 
him deny himself, and take up his 
cross, daily, and follow me. For 
whosoever will save his life shall lose 
it ; but whosoever shall lose his life 
for my sake and the gospel's, the 
same shall save it. For what shall 
it profit a man, what is a man advan- 
taged, if he shall gain the whole 
world, and lose his own soul ? or 
be cast away ? or what, shall a man 
give in exchange for his soul ? For 



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the Son of man shall come in the 
glory of his Father with his angels ; 
and then he shall reward every man 
according to his works. Whosoever 
therefore shall be ashamed of me and 
of my words in this adulterous and 
sinful generation ; of him also shall 
the Son of man be ashamed, when 
he shall come in his own glory, and in 
his Father s, and of the holy angels. 

And lie said unto them, 

Verily I say unto you, That there 
be some of them that stand here, 
which shall not taste of death, till 
they have seen the kingdom of God 
come with power. 



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CHAPTER XXXII. 

TRANSFIGURATION — CURES A DEMONIAC. 

fND after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and 
James, and John his brother, nnd leadeth them 
up into an high mountain apart by themselves, to 
pray. And as he prayed, the fashion of his counten- 
ance was altered, and he was transfigured before 
them : and his face did shine as the sun, and his rai- 
ment was white as the Hght, aw<f glistering, exceeding 
white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white 
them. 

And, behold, there appeared unto them two men, 
which were Moses and Elias : who appeared m glory, 
and they were talking with Jesus, and spake of his 
decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. 

But Peter and they that were with him were heavy 
with sleep : and when they were awake, they saw his 
glory, and the two men that stood with him. And 
it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter 
said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here. 
If thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles ; one 
for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Ehas. For 
he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid. 

While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud, over- 
shadowed them : and they feared as they entered into 
the cloud. And there came a voice out of the cloud, 
which said. This is my beloved son, in whom I am 
well pleased: hear ye him. And when the disciples 



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heard U^ they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. 
And when the voice was past, Jesus came and touched 
them and said, 

Arise, and be not afraid. 

And suddenly, when they had looked round about, 
they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with 
themselves. And they kept it close, and told no 
man in those days any of those things which they 
had seen. 

And it came to pass, that on the next day, as they 
came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, 
that they should tell no man what things they had 
seen, till the son of man were risen from the dead. 
And they kept that saying with themselves, quest- 
ioning one with another what the rising from the 
dead should mean. And his disciples asked him, 
saying, why then say the scribes that Elias must 
first come? And Jesus answered and said unto 
them, 

Ellas truly shall first come, and 
restore all things ; and how it is 
written of the Son of man, that he 
must suffer many things, and be set 
at nought. But I say unto you. 
That Elias is come already, and 
they knew him not, but have done 
unto him whatsoever they listed, as it 
is written of him. Likewise shall 
also the Son of man suffer of them. 



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Then the disciples understood that he spake unto 
ihem of John the Baptist. When they were come 
down from the hill, much people met him. And 
when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multi- 
tude about them, and the scribes questioning with 
them. And straightway all the people, when they 
beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to 
him saluted him. And he asked the scribes, 

What question ye with them ? 

And when they were come to the multitude, there 
came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, 
and saying. Master, I have brought unto thee my 
son : which hath a dumb spirit ; I beseech thee, look 
upon my son : for he is mine only child. Lord, have 
mercy on my son ; for he is lunatic, and sore vexed : 
for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the 
water. And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he sud- 
denly crieth out ; and wheresoever he taketh him, 
he teareth him : and he foameth, and gnasheth with 
his teeth, and pineth away : and bruising him hardly 
departetKfrom him. And I brought him to thy dis- 
ciples, that they should cast him out ; and they could 
not cure him. Then Jesus answered and said, 

O faithless and perverse genera- 
tion, how long shall I be with you ? 
how long shall I suffer you ? Bring 
thy son hither. 

And they brought him unto him : and when he saw 
him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on 
the ground, and wallowed foaming. And he asked 
his father, 



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How long IS it ago since this came 
unto him ? 

And lie said, Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast 
him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy 
him : but if thou canst do anything, have compassion 
on us, and help us. Jesus said unto him, 

If thou canst believe, all things are 
possible to him that belleveth. 

And straightway the father of the child cried out, 
and said with tears, Lord, I believe ; help thou mine 
unbelief When Jesus saw that the people came 
running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying 
unto him, 

Thoit dumb and deaf spirit, I 
charge thee, come out of him, and 
enter no more into him. 

And ihe spirit cried, and rent him sore, a.nd came 
out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that 
many said. He is dead. But Jesus took him by the 
hand, and lifted him up ; and he arose. And the 
child was cured from that very hour. And (Jesus) 
delivered him again to his father. And when he was 
come into the house, then came the disciples to Jesus 
apart, and asked him privately. Why could not we 
cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, 

Because of your unbelief: for 
verily I say unto you. If ye have 



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faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye 
shall say unto this mountain, Remove 
hence to yonder place ; and it shall 
remove ; and nothing shall be im- 
possible unto you. Howbeit this 
kind can come forth by nothing, but 
by prayer and fasting. 



CHAPTER XXXin. 

DEATH FORETOLD AGAIN — ^PAYS TRIBUTE — CAUTION 
AGAINST GIVING OFFENCE. 

tFTER these things Jesus departed thence, and passed 
through Gahlee; for he would not walk m Jewry, 
because the Jews sought to kill him. And he would 
not that any man should know it And they were 
all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while 
they wondered every one at all things which Jesus 
did, he said imto his disciples, 

Let these sayings sink down into 
your ears : for the Son of man shall 
be betrayed into the hands of men : 
and they shall kill him ; and after 



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that he is killed, he shall rise the third 
day. 

But they understood not that saying, and it was 
hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they 
feared to ask him of that saying. And they were 
exceeding sorry. 

Then there arose a reasoning among- them, which 
of them should be greatest. And when they were 
come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money 
came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay 
tribute? He saith, Yes. And when he was come 
into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, 

What thinkest thou, Simon? of 
whom do the kings of the earth take 
custom or tribute ? of their own child- 
ren, or of strangers ? 

Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith 
unto him, 

Then are the children free. Not- 
withstanding, lest we should offend 
them, go thou to the sea, and cast an 
hook, and take up the fish that first 
Cometh up ; and when thou hast 
opened his mouth, thou shalt find a 
piece of money ; that take, and give 
unto them for me and thee. 



155 

And being in the house lie asked them, 

What was it that ye disputed 
among yourselves by the way ? 

But they held their peace: for by the way they 
had disputed among themselves, who should he the" 
greatest. And Jesus perceiving the thought of their 
heart, sat down, and called the twelve, and saith 
unto them. 

If any man desire to be first, the 
same shall be last of all, and servant 
of all. 

And he took a child, and set him in the midst of 
them : and when he had taken him in his arms, he 
said unto them, 

Whosoever shall receive one of 
such children in my name, receiveth 
me : and whosoever shall receive me, 
receiveth not me, but him that sent 
me, for he that is least among you all, 
the same shall be great. 

And John answered and said. Master, we saw 
one casting out devils in thy name, and he foUoweth 
not us : and we forbad him, because he foUoweth not 
with us. And Jesus said unto him, 



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Forbid him not : for there is no man 
which shall do a miracle in my name, 
that can lightly speak evil of me. 
For he that is not against us is on 
our part. For whosoever shall give 
you a cup of water to drink in my 
name, because ye belong to Christ, 
verily I say unto you, he shall not lose 
his reward. And whosoever shall 
offend one of these little ones that 
believe in me, it is better for him that 
a millstone were hanged about his 
neck, and he were cast into the sea. 

And if thy hand offend thee, cut 
It off; it is better for thee to enter 
into life maimed, than having two 
hands to go into hell, into the fire 
that never shall be quenched : where 
their worm dieth not, and the fire is 
not quenched. 

And if thy foot offend thee, cut it 
off: it is better for thee to enter halt 
into life, than having two feet to be 
cast into hell, into the fire that never 



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shall be quenched : where their worm 
dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 

And if thine eye offend thee, pluck 
it out : it is better for thee to enter 
into the kingdom of God with one 
eye, than having two eyes to be cast 
into hell fire : where their worm dieth 
not, and the fire is not quenched. 

For every one shall be salted with 
fire, and every sacrifice shall be 
salted with salt. Salt is good : but 
if the salt have lost his saltness, where- 
with will ye season it ? Have salt 
in yourselves, and have peace one 
with another. 



CHAPTER XXXIV. 

LESSONS OF HUMILITY AND FORGIVENESS 

fT the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, 
saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of 
heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, 
and set him in the midst of them, and said, 



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Verily I say unto you, Except ye 
be converted, and become as little 
children, ye shall not enter into the 
kingdom of heaven. Whosoever 
therefore shall humble himself as this 
little child, the same is greatest in the 
kingdom of heaven. And whoso 
shall receive one such little child in 
my name receiveth me. But whoso 
shall offend one of these little ones 
which believe in me, it were better 
for him that a millstone were hanged 
about his neck, and that he were 
drowned in the depth of the sea. 

Woe unto the world because of 
offences ! for it must needs be that 
offences come ; but woe to that man 
by whom the offence cometh ! Where- 
fore if thy hand or thy foot offend 
thee, cut them off, and cast them 
from thee : it is better for thee to en- 
ter into life halt or maimed, rather 
than having two hands or two feet to 
be cast into everlasting fire. 



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And if thine eye offend thee, pluck 
it out, and cast it from thee: it is bet- 
ter for thee to enter into Hfe with one 
eye, rather than having two eyes to 
be cast into hell fire. Take heed 
that ye despise not one of these little 
ones ; for I say unto you. That in 
heaven their angels do always behold 
the face of my Father which is in 
heaven. For the Son of man is 
come to save that which was lost. 

How think ye ? if a man have an 
hundred sheep, and one of them be 
gone astray, doth he not leave the 
ninety and nine, and goeth into the 
mountains, and seeketh that which 
is gone astray. And if so be that 
he find it, verily I say unto you, he 
rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of 
the ninety and nine which went not 
astray. Even so it is not the will of 
your Father which is in heaven, that 
one of these little ones should perish. 

Moreover if thy brother shall tres- 



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pass against thee, go and tell him his 
fault between thee and him alone : if 
he shall hear thee, thou hast gained 
thy brother. But if he will not hear 
thee^ then take with thee one or two 
more, that in the mouth of two or 
three witnesses every word may be 
established. And if he shall neglect 
to hear them, tell it unto the church : 
but if he neglect to hear the church, 
let him be unto thee as an heathen 
man and a publican. 

Verily I say unto you. Whatso- 
ever ye shall bind on earth shall be 
bound in heaven: and whatsoever 
ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed 
in heaven. Again I say unto you, 
That if two of you shall agree on 
earth as touching anything that they 
shall ask, it shall be done for them 
of my Father which is in heaven. 
For where two or three are gathered 
together in my name, there am I in 
the midst of them. 



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Then came Peter to Mm, and said, Lord, how oft 
shall my brother sin, against me, and I forgive him ? 
till seven times ? Jesus saith unto him, 

I say not unto thee, Until seven 
times: but, Untilseventy times seven. 
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven 
Hkened unto a certain king, which 
would take account of his servants. 
And when he had begun to reckon, 
one was brought unto him, which 
owed him ten thousand talents. But 
for as much as he had not to pay, his 
lord commanded him to be sold, and 
his wife and children, and all that he 
had, and payment to be made. The 
servant therefore fell down, and wor- 
shipped him, saying. Lord, have pa- 
tience with me, and I will pay thee 
all. Then the lord of that servant 
was moved with compassion, and 
loosed him, and forgave him the 
debt. 

But the same servant went out, and 
found one of his fellow servants, 
which owed him an hundred pence : 



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and he laid hands on him, and took 
him by the throat, saying. Pay me 
that thou owest And his fellow ser- 
vant fell down at his feet, and be- 
sought him, saying. Have patience 
with me, and I will pay thee all. 
And he would not : but went and 
cast him into prison, till he should 
pay the debt. 

So when his fellow servants saw 
what was done, they were very sorr}% 
and came and told unto their lord all 
that was done. Then his lord, after 
that he had called him, said unto him, 
O thou wicked servant, I forgave 
thee all that debt, because thou de- 
siredst me ; shouldest not thou also 
have had compassion on thy fellow 
servant, eyen as I had pity on thee ? 

And his lord was wroth, and de- 
livered him to the tormentors, till he 
should pay all that was due unto him. 
So likewise shall my heavenly Father 
do also unto you, if ye from your 



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hearts forgive not every one his 
brother their trespasses. 



CHAPTEU XXXV. 

JESUS AT THE FEAST — RETURN OF THE OFFICERS OF THE 
CHIEF PRIESTS 

fow the Jew's feast of tabernacles was at hand. 
His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart 
hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may- 
see the works that thou doest. For there is no man 
that doeth anything in secret, and he himself seeketh 
to be known openly. If thon do these things, shew 
thyself to the world. For neither did his brethren 
beheve in him. Then Jesus said unto them, 

My time is not yet come : but 
your time is always ready. The 
world cannot hate you ; but me it 
hateth, because I testify of it, that the 
works thereof are evil. Go ye up 
unto this feast : I go not up yet unto 
this feast ; for my time is not yet full 
come. 



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When lie had said these words unto them, he 
abode still in Galilee. But when his brethren were 
gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not 
openly, but as it were in secret. 

Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, 
where is he? And there was much murmuring among 
the people concerning him : for some said. He is a 
good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the 
people. Howbeit no man spake openly of him for 
fear of the Jews. 

Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up 
into the temple and taught. And the Jews marvelled, 
saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never 
learned? Jesus answered them, and said, 

My doctrine is not mine, but his 
that sent me. If any man will do 
his will, he shall know of the doc- 
trine, whether it be of God, or 
whether I speak of myself He that 
speaketh of himself seeketh his own 
glory : but he that seeketh his glory 
that sent him, the same is true, and 
no unrighteousness is in him. Did 
not Moses give you the law, and yet 
none of you keepeth the law ? Why 
go ye about to kill me ? 

The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil : 
who goeth about to kiU thee? Jesus answered and 
said unto them, 



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I have done one work, and ye all 
marvel. Moses therefore gave unto 
you circumcision ; (not because it is 
of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye 
on the sabbath day circumcise a man. 
If a man on the sabbath day receive 
circumcision, that the law of Moses 
should not be broken ; are ye angry 
at me, because I have made a man 
every whit whole on the sabbath day ? 
Judge not according to the appear- 
ance, but judge righteous judgment. 

Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, 
whom they seek to kill ? But, lo, he speaketh boldly, 
and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know 
indeed that this is the very Christ? Howbeit we 
know this man whence he is : but when Christ cometh, 
no man knoweth whence he is. Then cried Jesus in 
the temple as he taught, saying, 

Ye both know me, and ye know 
whence I am : and I am not come of 
myself, but he that sent me is true, 
whom ye know not. But I know 
him : for I am from him, and he hath 
sent me. 



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Then they sought to take him: Ibut no man laid 
hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. 
And many of the people believed on him, and said, 
When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than 
these which this man hath done? The Pharisees 
heard that the people murmured such things con- 
cerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests 
sent officers to take him. Then said Jesus unto them, 

Yet a little while am I with you, 
and then I go unto him that sent me. 
Ye shall seek me, and shall not find 
me : and where I am, thither ye can- 
not come. 

Then said the Jews among themselves. Whither 
will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go 
unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach 
the Gentiles? What manner 0/ saying is this that he 
said. Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and 
where I am, thither ye cannot come? In the last day 
that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, 
saying. 

If any man thirst, let him come 
unto me, and drink. He that be- 
lieveth on me, as the Scripture hath 
said, out of his belly shall flow rivers 
of living water. 

(But this spake he of the spirit, which they that 
believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost 



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was not yet ^/t^^w; because that Jesus was not yet 
glorified.) 

Many of tlie people therefore, when they heard 
this sapng, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. 
Others said. This is the Christ. But some said, Shall 
Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the Scripture 
said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and 
out of the town of Bethlehem, where Da\dd was? 
So there was a division among the people because 
of him. And some of them would have taken him ; 
but no man laid hands on him. 

Then came the ofl&cers to the chief priests and 
Pharisees; and they said unto them. Why have ye 
not brought him? The ofl&cers answered, Never man 
spake like this man. Then answered them the Phari- 
sees, Are ye also deceived? Have any of the rulers 
or of the Pharisees believed on him ? But this people 
who knoweth not the law are cursed. 

Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to 
Jesus by night, being one of them,) Doth our law 
judge amj man, before it hear him, and know what 
lie doeth? They answered and said unto him. Art 
thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of 
Galilee ariseth no prophet. And every man went 
unto his own house. Jesus went unto the mount of 
Oliyes. 



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CHAPTER XXXYI. 

THE CONVICTED ACCUSERS — JESUS THE LIGHT OF THE 

WORLD. 

^ND early in the morning he came again into the 
^ temple, and all the people came unto him; and 
he sat down, and taught them. And the scribes and 
Pharisees brought unto him a .woman taken in adul- 
tery ; and when they had set her in the midst, they 
say unto him. Master, this woman was taken in adul- 
tery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law com- 
manded us, that such should be stoned: but what say- 
est thou? This they said, tempting him, that they 
might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, 
and with Ms finger wrote on the ground, as though 
he heard them not. So when they continued asking 
him, he Hfted up himself, and said unto them, 

He that is without sin among you, 
let him first cast a stone at her. 

And again he stooped down and wrote on the 
ground. And they which heard it^ being convicted 
by their own conscience, went out one by one, be- 
ginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus 
was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 
When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but 
the woman, he said unto her, 



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Woman, where are those thine ac- 
cusers ? hath no man condemned 
thee? 

She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto 
her, 

Neither do I condemn thee: go 
and sin no more. 

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, 

I am the Hght of the world : he 
that followeth me shall not walk in 
darkness, but shall have the lieht of 
life. ^ 

The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bear- 
est record of thyself; thy record is not true. Jesus 
answered and said unto them. 

Though I bear record of myself, 
yet my record is true: for I know 
whence I came, and whither I go ; 
but ye cannot tell whence I come, 
and whither I go. Ye judge after 
the flesh ; I judge no man. And 
yet if I judge, my judgment is true : 
for I am not alone, but I and the 



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Father that sent me. It is also writ- 
ten in your law, that the testimony 
of two men is true. I am one that 
bear witness of myself, and the 
Father that sent me, beareth witness 
of me. 

Then said they unto him, Where is thy father? 
Jesus answered, 

Ye neither know me, nor my 
Father : if ye had known me, ye 
should have known my Father also. 

These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he 
taught in the temple ; and no man laid hands on him; 
for his hour was not yet come. Then said Jesus 
again unto them, 

I go my way, and ye shall seek me, 
and shall die in your sins : whither I 
go, ye cannot come. 

Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because 
he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. And he 
said unto them. 

Ye are from beneath : I am from 
above : ye are of this world ; I am 
not of this world. I said therefore 



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unto you, that ye shall die in your 
sins : for if ye believe not that I am 
hcy ye shall die in your sins. 

Then they. said unto him, Who art thou? And 
Jesus saith unto them, 

Even the same that I said unto you 
from the beginning. I have many 
things to say and to judge of you : 
but he that sent me is true ; and I 
speak to the world those things which 
I have heard of him. 

They understood not that he spake to them of the 
Father. Then said Jesus unto them, 

When ye have lifted up the Son 
of man, then shall ye know that I am 
he, and that I do nothing of myself; 
but as my Father hath taught me, I 
speak these things. And he that 
sent me is with me : the Father hath 
not left me alone ; for I do always 
those things that please him. 

As he spake these words, many beheved on him. 
Then said Jesus to those Jews which beheved on 
him, 



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If ye continue in my word, then 
are ye my disciples indeed ; and ye 
shall know the truth, and the truth 
shall make you free. 

They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and 
were never in bondage to any man : how say est thou, 
Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
Whosoever committeth sin is the ser- 
vant of sin. And the servant abideth 
not in the house for ever : but the Son 
abideth ever. If the Son therefore 
shall make you free, ye shall be free 
indeed. I know that ye are Abra- 
ham's seed ; but ye seek to kill me, 
because my word hath no place in 
you. I speak that which I have seen 
with my Father: and ye do that 
which ye have seen with your father. 

They answered and said unto him, Abraham is 
our father. Jesus said unto them. 

If ye were Abraham's children, ye 
would do the works of Abraham; 
But now ye seek to kill me, a man 



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that hath told you the truth, which I 
have heard of God : this did not 
Abraham. Ye do the deeds of your 
Father. 

Then said they to him, We be not born of forni- 
cation; we have one Father, even God. Jesus said 
unto them. 

If God were your Father, ye 
would love me : for I proceeded forth 
and came from God ; neither came I 
of myself, but he sent me. Why do 
ye not understand my speech ? even 
because ye cannot hear my word. 
Ye are of your father the devil, and 
the lusts of your father ye will do. 
He was a murderer from the begin- 
ning, and abode not in the truth, be- 
cause there is no truth in him. When 
he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his 
own : for he is a liar, and the father 
of it. And because I tell you the 
truth, ye believe me not. Which of 
you convinceth me of sin ? And if 
I say the truth, why do ye not believe 



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me ? He that is of God heareth 
God s words : ye therefore hear them 
not, because ye are not of God. 

Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say 
we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a 
devil? Jesus answered, 

I have not a devil ; but I honor 
my Father, and ye do dishonor me. 
And I seek not mine own glory: 
there is one that seeketh and judg- 
eth. Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
If a man keep my saying, he shall 
never see death. 

Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that 
thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the pro- 
phets, and thou sayest. If a man keep my saying, he 
shall never taste of death. Art thou greater than our 
father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets 
are dead: whom makes t thou thyself? Jesus ans- 
wered. 

If I honor myself, my honor is 
nothing : it is my Father that honor- 
eth me ; of whom ye say, that he is 
your God : Yet ye have not known 
him : but I know him : and if I 



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should say, I know him not, I shall 
be a liar like unto you ; but I know 
him, and keep his saying. Your 
father Abraham rejoiced to see my 
day ; and he saw it, and was glad. 

Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet 
fifty years old, and hast thon seen Abraham? Jesus 
said unto them, 

Verily, verily, I say unto you. Be- 
fore Abraham was, I am. 

Then took they up stones to cast at him : but Jesus 
hid himself, and went out of the temple, going 
through the midst of them, and so passed by. 



CHAPTER XXXYII. 

A MAN BORN BLIND, HEALED, EXAMINED AND EXCOMMU- 
NICATED. 

fND as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was 
blind from Ms birth. And his disciples asked 
him, saying. Master, who did sin, this man, or his 
parents, that he was born blind ? Jesus answered. 

Neither hath this man sinned, nor 
his parents : but that the works of 



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God should be made manifest in him. 
I must work the works of him that 
sent me, while it is day : the night 
Cometh, when no man can work. As 
long as I am in the world, I am the 
light of the world. 

When lie had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, 
and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the 
eyes of the blind man with the clay, and said to him, 

Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, 
(which is by interpretation, Sent) 

He went his way therefore, and washed, and came 
seeing. 

The neighbors therefore, and they which before 
had seen him that he was blind, said. Is not this he 
that sat and begged ? Some said. This is he : others 
said^ He is like him : hit he said I am he. Therefore 
said they unto him. How were thine eyes opened? 
He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus 
made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto 
me, go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I 
went and washed, and I received sight. Then said 
they unto him. Where is he ? He said, I know not. 

They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime 
was blind. And it was the sabbath day when Jesus 
made the clay, and opened his eyes. Then again 
the Pharisees also asked him how he had received 
his sight. He said unto them. He put clay upon 
mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. Therefore 



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said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, 
because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, 
How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles ? 
And there was a division among them. They say 
unto the bhnd man again, What sayest thou of him, 
that he hath opened thine eyes ? He said. He is a 
prophet. 

But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that 
he had been blind, and received his sight, until they 
called the parents of him that had received his sight. 
And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who 
ye say was born bhnd ? how then doth he now see ? 
His parents answered them and said. We know that 
this is our son, and that he was born blind : but by 
what means he now seeth, we know not ; or who 
hath opened his eyes, we know not : he is of age ; 
ask him : he shall speak for himself These ivoi^ds spake 
his parents, because they feared the Jews : for the 
Jews had agreed already, that if any man did con- 
fess, that he was Christ, he should be put out of the 
synagogue. Therefore said his parents. He is of age : 
ask him. 

Then again called they the man that was blind, 
and said unto him, Give God the praise : we know 
that this man is a sinner. He answered and said, 
Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not : one thing 
I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. Then 
said they to him again. What did he to thee ? how 
opened he thine eyes ? He answered them, I have 
told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore 
would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples? 

Then they reviled him, and said. Thou art his dis- 
ciple ; but we are Moses' disciples. We know that 
God spake unto Moses : as for this fellow, we know 



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not from whence lie is. The man answered and said 
unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that 
ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath 
opened mine eyes. Now we know that God heareth 
not sinners : but if any man be a worshipper of God, 
and doeth his will, him he heareth. Since the world 
began was it not heard that any man opened the 
eyes of one that was born blind. If this man were 
not of God, he could do nothing. They answered 
and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in 
sins, and dost thou teach us ? And they cast him 
out. 

Jesus heard that they had cast him out ; and when 
he had found him, he said unto him. 

Dost thou believe on the Son of 
God? 

He answered and said. Who is he. Lord, that I 
might believe on him ? And Jesus said unto him. 

Thou hast both seen him, and it 
is he that talketh with thee. 

And he said. Lord, I believe, And he worshipped 
him. And Jesus said, 

For judgment I am come into 
this world, that they which see not, 
might see ; and that they which see, 
might be made bhnd. 

And some of the Pharisees which were with him 
heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind 
also ? Jesus said unto them, 



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If ye were blind, ye should have 
no sin : but now ye say, We see ; 
therefore your sin remalneth. 



CHAPTER XXXYIIL 

PARABLE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD. 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He 
that entereth not by the door into the 
sheepfold, but climbeth up some 
other way, the same is a thief and a 
robber. But he that entereth in by 
the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 
To him the porter openeth ; and the 
sheep hear his voice : and he calleth 
his own sheep by name, and leadeth 
them out. 

And when he putteth forth his own 
sheep, he goeth before them, and the 
sheep follow him : for they know his 
voice. And a stranger will they not 



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follow, but will flee from him : for 
they know not the voice of strangers. 

This parable spake Jesus unto them : but they un^ 
derstood not what things they were which he spake 
unto them. Then said Jesus unto them again, 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, I 
am the door of the sheep. All that 
ever came before me are thieves and 
robbers : but the sheep did not hear 
them. I am the door : by me if any 
man enter in, he shall be saved, and 
shall go in and out, and find pasture. 
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, 
and to kill, and to destroy : I am come 
that they might have life, and that 
they might have it more abundantly. 

I am the good shepherd : the good 
shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. 
But he that is an hireling, and not 
the shepherd, whose own the sheep 
are not, seeth the wolf coming, and 
leaveth the sheep, and fleeth : and the 
wolf catches them, and scattereth the 
sheep. The hireling fleeth, because 



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he IS an hireling, and careth not for 
the sheep. I am the good shepherd, 
and know my sheep, and am known 
of mine. As the Father knoweth 
me, even so know I the Father : and 
I lay down my life for the sheep. 

And other sheep I have, which 
are not of this fold : them also I must 
bring, and they shall hear my voice ; 
and there shall be one fold, and one 
shepherd. Therefore doth my Father 
love me, because I lay down my life, 
that I may take it again. No man 
taketh it from me, but I lay it down 
of myself, I have power to lay it 
down, and I have power to take it 
again. This commandment have I 
received of my Father. 

There was a division therefore again among the 
Jews for these sayings. And many of them said, He 
hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him? Others 
said, these are not the words of him that hath a de- 
vil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind? 

And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedica- 
tion, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the tem- 
ple in Solomon's porch. Then came the Jews round 



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about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou 
make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us 
plainly. Jesus answered them, 

I told you, and ye believed not : 
the works that I do in my Father s 
name, they bear witness of me. But 
ye believe not, because ye are not of 
my sheep, as I said unto you. My 
sheep hear my voice, and I know 
them, and they follow me : And I 
give unto them eternal life ; and they 
shall never perish, neither shall any 
man pluck them out of my hand. 
My Father, which gave them me, is 
greater than all ; and no man is able 
to pluck them out of my Fathers 
hand. I and my Father are one. 

Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. 
Jesus answered them. 

Many good works have I shewed 
you from my Father ; for which of 
those works do ye stone me ? 

The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work 
we stone thee not ; but for blasphemy ; and because 



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that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. Jesus 
answered them, 

Is it not written in your law, I said, 
Ye are gods? If he called them 
gods, unto whom the word of God 
came, and the Scripture cannot be 
broken ; Say ye of him, whom the 
Father hath sanctified, and sent into 
the world. Thou blasphemest ; be- 
cause I said I am the Son of God ? 
If I do not the works of my Father, 
believe me not. But if I do, though 
ye believe not me, believe the works : 
that ye may know, and believe, that 
the Father is in me, and I in him. 

Therefore they sought again to take him: but he 
escaped out of their hand, and went away again 
beyond Jordan into the place were John at first bap- 
tized; and there he abode. And many resorted unto 
him, and said, John did no miracle : but all things 
that John spake of this man were true. And many 
believed on him there. 



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CHAPTER XXXIX. 

JESUS RAISES LAZARUS — JEWS SEEK HIS LIFE. 

fow a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of 
Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 
(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with 
ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose 
brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters sent 
unto him, saying. Lord, behold, he whom thou 
lovest is sick. When Jesus heard tliat^ he said. 

This sickness is not unto death, 
but for the glory of God, that the Son 
of God might be glorified thereby. 

Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and La- 
zarus. When he had heard therefore that he was 
sick, he abode two days still in the same place where 
he was. Then after that saith he to his disciples, 

Let us go into Judea again. 

His disciples say unto him. Master, the Jews of 
late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither 
again? Jesus answered. 

Are there not twelve hours in the 
day ? If any man walk in the day, 



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he stumbleth not, because he seeth 
the light of this world. But if a man 
walk in the night, he stumbleth, be- 
cause there is no light in him. 

These things said he : and after that he saith unto 
them, 

Our friend Lazarus sleepeth ; but 
I go, that I may awake him out of 
sleep. 

Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall 
do well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death; but 
they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest 
in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, 

Lazarus is dead. And I am glad 
for your sakes that I was not there, 
to the intent ye may believe ; never- 
theless let us go unto him. 

Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto 
his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die 
with him. Then when Jesus came, he found that he 
had lain in the grave four days already Now Be- 
thany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen fur- 
longs off: and many of the Jews came to Martha 
and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was 
coming, went and met him ; but Mary sat still in the 
house. Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord if thou 



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hadst been here, my brother had not died. But I 
know, that even now, whatsoever thou wiit ask of 
God, God will give it thee. Jesus saith unto her, 

Thy brother shall rise again. 

Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise 
again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus saith 
unto her, 

I am the resurrection, and the life ; 
he that believeth In me, though he 
were dead, yet shall he live: and who- 
soever liveth and believeth in me 
shall never die. Believest thou this ? 

She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou 
art the Christ, the son of God, which should come 
into the world. And when she had so said, she 
went her way, and called Mary her sister, secretly, 
saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. As 
soon as she heard that^ she arose quickly, and came 
unto him. 

Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but 
was in that place where Martha met him. The Jews 
then which were with her in the house, and comfor- 
ted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up 
hastily and went out, followed her, saying. She goeth 
unto the grave to weep there. Then when Mary 
was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell 
down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst 
been here, my brother had not died. When Jesus 
therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weep- 



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ing which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, 
and was troubled, and said, 

Where have ye laid him ? 

They said unto him, Lord, come and see. Jesus 
wept. Then said the Jews, Behold, how he loved 
him ! And some of them said, Could not this man, 
which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that 
even this man should not have died? Jesus there- 
fore again groaning in himself, cometh to the grave. 
It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, 

Take ye away the stone. 

Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith 
unto him. Lord, by this time he stinketh : for he hath 
been dead four days. Jesus saith unto her, 

Said I not unto thee, that if thou 
wouldest beheve, thou shouldest see 
the glory of God ? 

Then they took away the stone from the place 
where the dead was laid: And Jesus lifted up Ms 
eyes, and said, 

Father, I thank thee that thou 
hast heard me. And I knew that 
thou hearest me always : but because 
of the people which stand by I said 
ity that they may believe that thou 
hast sent me. 



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And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a 
loud voice, 

Lazarus, come forth. 

And he that was dead came forth, bound hand 
and foot with grave-clothes : and his face was bound 
about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, 

Loose him, and let him go. 

Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and 
had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on 
him. But some of them went their ways to the 
Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. 
Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees 
a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth 
many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men 
will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and 
take away both our place and nation. 

And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high 
priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know noth- 
ing at all, nor consider that it is expedient for- 
us, that one man should die for the people, and that 
the whole nation perish not. And this spake he not 
of himself: but being high priest that year, he pro- 
phesied that Jesus should die for that nation; and 
not for that nation only, but that also he should 
gather together in one the children of God that were 
scattered abroad. Then from that day forth they 
took counsel together for to put him to death. 

Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the 
Jews ; but went thence unto a country near to the 
wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there 
continued with his disciples. 



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And it came to pass, when the time was come that 
he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face 
to go to Jerusalem, and sent messengers before 
his face: and they went, and entered into a village 
of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. And they 
did not receive him, because his face was as though 
he would go to Jerusalem. And when his disciples 
James and John saw this^ they said, Lord, wilt thou 
that we command fire to come down from heaven, 
and consume them, even as Elias did? But he 
turned, and rebuked them, and said, 

Ye know not what manner of spir- 
its ye are of. For the Son of man 
is not come to destroy men's lives, 
but to save tkem. 

And they went to another village. And it came 
to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man 
said unto him. Lord I will follow thee withersoever 
thou goest. And Jesus said unto him, 

Foxes have holes, and birds of 
the air have nests ; but the Son of 
man hath not where to lay his head. 

And he said unto another, 

Follow me. 

But he said. Lord, suffer me first to go and bury 
my father. Jesus said unto him, 



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Let the dead bury their dead : but 
go thou and preach the kingdom of 
God. 

And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee ; 
but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at 
home at my house. And Jesus said unto him. 

No man, having put his hand to 
the plough, and looking back, is fit 
for the kingdom of God. 



CHAPTER XL. 

SEVENTY DISCIPLES SENT OUT. 

^FTER these things the Lord appointed other seventy 
^ also, and sent them two and two before his face 
into every city and place, whither he himself would 
come. Therefore said he unto them, 

The harvest truly is great, but the 
laborers are few : pray ye therefore 
the Lord of the harvest, that he would 
send forth laborers into his harvest. 
Go your ways : behold, I send you 
forth as lambs among wolves. Carry 



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neither purse nor scrip, nor shoes : and 
salute no man by the way. 

And into whatsoever house ye enter, 
first say. Peace be to this house. And 
if the son of peace be there, your 
peace shall rest upon it: if not, it 
shall turn to you again. And in the 
same house remain, eating and drink- 
ing such things as they give r for the 
laborer is worthy of his hire. Go 
not from house to house. And into 
whatsoever city ye enter, and they re- 
ceive you, eat such things as are set 
before you : and heal the sick that 
are therein, and say unto them. The 
kingdom of God is come nigh unto 
you. 

But into whatsoever city ye enter, 
and they receive you not, go your 
ways out into the streets of the same, 
and say. Even the very dust of your 
city, which cleaveth on us, we do 
wipe off against you : notwithstan- 
ding be ye sure of this, that the king- 



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dom of God is come nigh unto you. 
But I say unto you, that it shall be 
more tolerable in that day for Sodom, 
than for that city. 

Woe unto thee, Chorazin ! woe 
unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the 
mighty works had been done in Tyre 
and Sidon, which have been done in 
you, they had a great while ago re- 
pented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 
But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre 
and Sidon at the judgment, than for 
you. And thou, Capernaum, which 
art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust 
down to hell. He that heareth you 
heareth me ; and he that despiseth 
you despiseth me ; and he that despi- 
seth me despiseth him that sent me. 

And tlie seventy returned again with joy, saying, 
Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through 
thy name. And he said unto them, 

I beheld Satan as lightning fall from 
heaven. Behold, I give unto you 
power to tread on serpents and scor- 



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pions, and over all the power of 
the enemy : and nothing shall by any 
means hurt you. Notwithstanding 
in this rejoice not, that the spirits are 
subject unto you ; but rather rejoice, 
because your names are written in 
heaven. 

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, 

I thank thee, O Father, Lord of 
heaven and earth, that thou hast hid 
these things from the wise and pru- 
dent, and hast revealed them unto 
babes : even so, Father : for so it 
seemed good in thy sight. All things 
are delivered to me of my Father : 
and no man knoweth who the Son is, 
but the Father ; and who the Father 
is, but the Son, and he to whom the 
Son will reveal him. 

And he turned him unto his disciples, and said 
privately, 

Blessed are the eyes which see the 
things that ye see : for I tell you, 



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that many prophets and kings have 
desired to see those things which ye 
see, and have not seen them ; and to 
hear those things which ye hear, and 
have not heard them. 

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and 
tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to in- 
herit eternal life? He said unto him, 

What is written in the law ? how 
readest thou ? 

And he answering, said, Thou shalt love the Lord 
thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and 
with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and 
thy neighbor as thyself. And he said unto him, 

Thou hast answered right : this do, 
and thou shalt live. 

But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, 
And who is my neighbor ? And Jesus answering, 
said, 

A certain man went down from 
Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among 
theives, which stripped him of his 
raiment, and wounded him, and de- 
parted, leaving him half dead. And 
by chance there came down a certain 



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priest that way: and when he saw 
him, he passed by on the other side. 
And likewise a Levite, when he was 
at the place, came and looked 07i himj 
and passed by on the other side. 

But a certain Samaritan, as he 
journeyed, came where he was : and 
when he saw him, he had compassion 
on hiniy and went to him, and bound 
up his wounds, pouring in oil and 
wine, and set him on his own beast, 
and brought him to an inn, and took 
care of him. And on the morrow 
when he departed, he took out two 
pence, and gave them to the host, 
and said unto him. Take care of him ; 
and whatsoever thou spendest more, 
when I come again, I will repay thee. 
Which now of these three, thinkest 
thou, was neighbor unto him that fell 
among thieves ? 

And lie said, He tliat shewed mercy on him. Then 
said Jesus unto him, 

Go, and do thou likewise. 



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CHAPTER XLI. 
Martha's entertainment — form of prayer — dumb 

DEVIL. 

§ow it came to pass, as they went, that he entered 
into a certain village : and a certain woman named 
Martha received him into her house. And she had 
a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and 
heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about 
much serving, and came to him, and said. Lord, dost 
thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve 
alone? bid her therefore that she help me. And 
Jesus answered and said unto her, 

Martha, Martha, thou art careful 
and troubled about many things : 
but one thing is needful : and Mary 
hath chosen that good part, which 
shall not be taken away from her. 

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a 
certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples 
said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also 
taught his disciples. And he said unto them. 

When ye pray, say, Our Father 
which art in heaven. Hallowed be 



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thy name. Thy kingdom come. 
Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in 
earth. Give us day by day our daily 
bread. And forgive us our sins ; for 
we also forgive every one that is in- 
debted to us. And lead us not into 
temptation ; but deliver us from evil. 

And lie said unto them, 

Which of you shall have a friend, 
and shall go unto him at midnight, 
and say unto him, Friend, lend me 
three loaves ; for a friend of mine in 
his journey is come to me, and I 
have nothing to set before him ? And 
he from within shall answer and say, 
Trouble me not : the door is now 
shut, and my children are with me in 
bed ; I cannot rise and give thee. I 
say unto you. Though he will not rise 
and give him, because he is his friend, 
yet because of his importunity he will 
rise and give him as many as he 
needeth. 

And I say unto you, Ask, and it 



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shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall 
find, knock, and it shall be opened 
unto you. For every one that ask- 
eth receiveth ; and he that seeketh 
findeth ; and to him that knocketh it 
shall be opened. If a son shall ask 
bread of any of you that is a father, 
will he give him a stone ? or if he ask 
a fish, will he for a fish give him a 
serpent ? Or if he shall ask an ^gg, 
will he offer him a scorpion ? If ye 
then, being evil, know how to give 
good gifts unto your children ; how 
much more shall your heavenly 
Father give the Holy Spirit to them 
that ask him ? 

And lie was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. 
And it came to pass, when tlie devil was gone out, 
the dumb spake; and the people wondered. But 
some of them said. He casteth out devils through 
Beelzebub the chief of the devils. And others, temp- 
ting Mm^ sought of him a sign from heaven. But 
he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them. 

Every kingdom divided against 
itself is brought to desolation ; and a 



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house divided against a house falleth. 
If Satan also be divided against him- 
self, how shall his kingdom stand ? 
because ye say that I cast out devils 
through Beelzebub. And if I by 
Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom 
do your sons cast them out ? There- 
fore shall they be your judges. But 
if I with the finger of God cast out 
devils, no doubt the kingdom of God 
is come upon you. 

When a strong man armed keep- 
eth his palace, his goods are in peace. 
But when a stronger than he shall come 
upon him and overcome him, he ta- 
keth from him all his armor wherein 
he trusted, and clivideth his spoils. 
He that is not with me is against 
me : and he that gathereth not with 
me scattereth. 

When the unclean spirit is gone 
out of a man, he walketh through 
dry places, seeking rest ; and finding 
none, he saith, I will return unto my 



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house whence I came out. And when 
he Cometh, he findeth it swept and 
garnished. Then goeth he, and ta- 
keth to him seven other spirits more 
wicked than himself; and they enter 
in, and dwell there : and the last state 
of that man is worse than the first. 

And it came to pass, as lie spake these things, a 
certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, 
and said unto him. Blessed 18 the womb that bare 
thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But he 
said. 

Yea rather, blessed are they that 
hear the word of God, and keep it. 



CHAPTER XLIL 

EVIL GENERATION SEEK A SIGN — PRACTICAL LESSONS. 

fND when the people were gathered thick together, 
he began to say, 

This is an evil generation : they 
seek a sign ; and there shall no sign 
be given it, but the sign of Jonas the 



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prophet. For as Jonas was a sign 
unto the Ninevites, so shall also the 
Son of man be to this generation. 
The queen of the south shall rise up 
in the judgment with the men of this 
generation, and condemn them ; for 
she came from the utmost parts of 
the earth to hear the wisdom of Solo- 
mon; and, behold, a greater than 
Solomon is here. The men of Nine- 
veh shall rise up in the judgment 
with this generation, and shall con- 
demn it : for they repented at the 
preaching of Jonas ; and, behold, a 
greater than Jonas is here. 

No man, when he hath lighted a 
candle, putteth it in a secret place, 
neither under a bushel, but on a can- 
dlestick, that they which come in may 
see the light. The light of the body 
is the eye : therefore when thine eye 
is single, thy whole body also is full 
of light ; but when thine eye is evil, 
thy body also is full of darkness. 



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Take heed therefore that the Hght 
which is in thee be not darkness. If 
thy whole body therefore be full of 
light, having no part dark, the whole 
shall be full of light, as when the 
bright shining of a candle doth give 
thee light 

And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him 
to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to 
meat. And when the Pharisee saw ii^ he marvelled 
that he had not first washed before dinner. And 
the Lord said unto him, 

Now do ye Pharisees make clean 
the outside of the cup and the plat- 
ter ; but your inward part is full of 
ravening and wickedness. Ye fools, 
did not he that made that which is 
without make that which is within 
also ? But rather give alms of such 
things as ye have ; and, behold, all 
things are clean unto you. 

But woe unto you, Pharisees ! for 
ye tithe mint and rue and all manner 
of herbs, and pass over judgment 
and the love of God : these ought ye 



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to have done, and not to leave the 
other undone. 

Woe unto you, Pharisees ! for ye 
love the uppermost seats in the syna- 
gogues, and greetings in the markets. 

Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- 
sees, hypocrites ! for ye are as graves 
which appear not, and the men that 
walk over tJie^n are not aware of them. 

Then answered one of the lawyers, and said mito 
him, Master, thus saying thon reproachest us also. 
And he said, 

Woe unto you also ye lawyers ! for 
ye lade men with burdens grievous 
to be borne, and ye yourselves touch 
not the burdens with one of your 
fingers. 

' Woe unto you ! for ye build the 
sepulchres of the prophets, and your 
fathers killed them. Truly ye bear 
witness that ye allow the deeds of your 
fathers : for they indeed killed them, 
and ye build their sepulchres. There- 
fore also said the Wisdom of God I will 



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send them prophets and apostles, and 
some of them they shall slay and per- 
secute : that the blood of all the pro- 
phets, which was shed from the foun- 
dation of the world, may be required 
of this generation ; from the blood of 
Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, 
which perished between the altar and 
the temple : verily I say unto you, It 
shall be required of this generation. 
Woe unto you, lawyers ! for ye 
have taken away the key of knowl- 
edge : ye entered not in yourselves, 
and them that were entering in ye 
hindered. 

And as lie said these things unto them, the scribes 
and the Pharisees began to urge Mm vehemently, 
and to provoke him to speak of many things : Lay- 
ing wait for him, and seeking to catch something 
out of his mouth, that they might accuse him. 



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CHAPTEH XLIII 

DISCOURSES ON VABIOUS TOPICS — MINISTERIAL DILLI- 

GENCE. 

tN the mean time, when there were gathered to- 
gether an iimmnerable multitude of people, in- 
somuch that they trode one upon another, he began 
to say unto his disciples first of all, 

Beware ye of the leaven of the 
Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For 
there is nothing covered, that shall 
not be revealed: neither hid, that 
shall not be known. Therefore what- 
soever ye have spoken in darkness 
shall be heard in the light ; and that 
which ye have spoken in the ear in 
closets shall be proclaimed upon the 
housetops. 

And I say unto you my friends, 
Be not afraid of them that kill the 
body, and after that have no more 
that they can do. But I will fore- 



20G 

warn you whom ye shall fear : Fear 
him, which after he hath killed hath 
power to cast into hell ; yea, I say 
unto you, Fear him. Are not five 
sparrows sold for two farthings, and 
not one of them is forgotten before 
God ? But even the very hairs of 
your head are all numbered. Fear 
not therefore; ye are of more value 
than many sparrows. 

Also I say unto you. Whosoever 
shall confess me before men, him shall 
the Son of man also confess before 
the angels of God : but he that deni- 
eth me before men shall be denied 
before the angels of God. And who- 
soever shall speak a word against the 
Son of man, It shall be forgiven him : 
but unto him that blasphemeth 
against the Holy Ghost It shall not 
be forgiven. 

And when they bring you unto 
the synagogues, and unto magistrates, 
and powers, take ye no thought how 



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or what thing ye shall answer, or what 
ye shall say: for the Holy Ghost 
shall teach you in the same hour what 
ye ought to say. 

And one of the company said unto him, Master, 
speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance 
with me. And he said unto him, 

Man, who made me a judge or a 
divider over you ? 

And he said unto them, 

Take heed, and beware of covet- 
ousness: for a mans life consisteth 
not in the abundance of the things 
which he possesseth. 

And he spake a parable unto them, saying. 

The ground of a certain rich man 
brought forth plentifully: and he 
thought within himself, saying. What 
shall I do, because I have no room 
where to bestow my fruits. 

And he said, This will I do ; I will 
pull down my barns, and build greater ; 
and there will I bestow all my fruits 



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and my goods. And I will say to 
my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods 
laid up for many years ; take thine 
ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 

But God said unto him, Thou fool, 
this night thy soul shall be required 
of thee : then whose shall those things 
be, which thou hast provided ? So is 
he that layeth up treasure for himself, 
and is not rich towards God. 

And he said unto his disciples, 

Therefore I say unto you. Take no 
thought for your life, what ye shall 
eat, neither for the body, what ye 
shall put on. The life is more than 
meat, and the body is more than rai- 
ment. Consider the ravens : for they 
neither sow nor reap ; which neither 
have storehouse nor barn ; and God 
feedeth them : how much more are 
ye better than the fowls ? And which 
of you with taking thought can add 
to his stature one cubit ? If ye then 
be not able to do that thing which 



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is least, why take ye thought for the 
rest ? 

Consider the hlies how they grow : 
they toil not, they spin not ; and yet 
I say unto you, that Solomon in all 
his glory was not arrayed like one of 
these. If then God so clothe the 
grass, which is to day in the field, 
and to morrow is cast into the oven ; 
how much more will he clothe you, 
O ye of little faith ? And seek not ye 
what ye shall eat, or what ye shall 
drink, neither be ye of doubtful 
mind. For all these things do the 
nations of the world seek after ; and 
your Father knoweth that ye have 
need of these things. But rather 
seek ye the kingdom of God ; and 
all these things shall be added unto 
you. 

Fear not, little flock ; for it is your 
Father s good pleasure to give you 
the kingdom. Sell that ye have, and 
give alms ; provide yourselves bags 



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which wax not old, a treasure in the 
heavens that faileth not, where no 
thief approacheth, neither moth cor- 
rupteth. For where your treasure is, 
there will your heart be also. 

Let your loins be girded about, 
and your lights burning; and ye 
yourselves like unto men that wait 
for their lord, when he will return 
from the wedding; that when he 
Cometh and knocketh, they may open 
unto him immediately. Blessed are 
those servants, whom the lord when 
he Cometh shall find watching : verily 
I say unto you, that he shall gird him- 
self, and make them to sit down to 
meat, and will come forth and serve 
them. 

And if he shall come in the sec- 
ond watch, or come in the third watch, 
and find them so, blessed are those 
servants. And this know, that if the 
goodman of the house had known 
what hour the thief would come, he 



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would have watched, and not have 
suffered his house to be broken 
through. Be ye therefore ready 
also ; for the Son of man cometh at an 
hour when ye think not. 

Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou 
this parable unto us, or even to all? and the Lord 
said, 

Who then is that faithful and wise 
steward, whom his lord shall make 
ruler over his household, to give 
them their portion of meat in due 
season ? Blessed is that servant, 
whom his lord when he cometh shall 
find so doing. Of a truth I say unto 
you, that he will make him ruler over 
all that he hath. 

But and if that servant say in his 
heart, My lord delayeth his coming ; 
and shall begin to beat the men ser- 
vants and maidens, and to eat and 
drink, and to be drunken ; the lord 
of that servant will come in a day 
when he looketh not for him, and at 



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an hour when he is not aware, and 
will cut him in sunder, and will ap- 
point him his portion with the unbe- 
lievers. 

And that servant which knew his 
lord s will, and prepared not himself, 
neither did according to his will, shall 
be beaten with many stripes. But 
he that knew not, and did commit 
things worthy of stripes, shall be 
beaten with few stripes. For unto 
whomsoever much is given, of him 
shall be much required : and to whom 
men have committed much, of him 
they will ask the more. 

I am come to send fire on the 
earth; and what will I, if it be al- 
ready kindled ? But I have a bap- 
tism to be baptized with : and how 
am I straitened till it be accom- 
plished ! Suppose ye that I am 
come to give peace on earth ? I tell 
you, Nay; but rather division: for 
from henceforth there shall be five in 



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one house divided, three against two, 
and two against three. The father 
shall be divided against the son, and 
the son against the father ; the mother 
against the daughter, and the daugh- 
ter against the mother ; the mother 
in law against the daughter in law, 
and the daughter in law against her 
mother in law. 

And he said also to the people, 

When ye see a cloud rise out of 
the west, straightway ye say. There 
Cometh a shov/er ; and so it is. And 
when ye see the south wind blow, ye 
say. There will be heat ; and it com- 
eth to pass. Ye hypocrites, ye can 
discern the face of the sky and of the 
earth : but how is it that ye do not 
discern this time ? Yea, and why 
even of yourselves judge ye not what 
is right ? 

When thou goest with thine adver- 
sary to the magistrate, as thou art in 



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the way, give diligence that thou 
mayest be dehvered from him ; lest 
he hale thee to the judge, and the 
judge deliver thee to the officer, and 
the officer cast thee into prison. I 
tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, 
till thou hast paid the very last mite. 



CHAPTER XLIV. 

TOKENS OF COMING JUDGMENT — EIGHTEEN YEABS IN- 
FIRMITY. 

mHERE were present at that season some that told 
C^ him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had 
mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering 
said unto them, 

Suppose ye that these Galileans 
were sinners above all the Galileans, 
because they suffered such things ? 
I tell you, Nay : but, except ye re- 
pent, ye shall all likewise perish. Or 
those eighteen, upon whom the tower 



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in Siloam fell, and slew them, think 
ye that they were sinners above all 
men that dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell 
you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye 
shall all likewise perish. 

He spake also tHs parable: 

A certain man had a fig tree plan- 
ted in his vineyard ; and he came 
and sought firuit thereon, and found 
none. Then said he unto the dresser 
of his vineyard, Behold, these three 
years I come seeking fruit on this fig 
tree, and find none : cut it down ; 
why cumbereth it the ground ? And 
he answering said unto him, Lord, let 
it alone this year also, till I shall dig 
about it, and dung it: and if it bear 
fruit, well: and if not, theit after that 
thou shalt cut it down. 

And lie was teaching in one of the synagogues on 
the sabbath. And, behold, there was a woman which 
had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was 
bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. 
And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him^ and 
said unto her. 



21G 

Woman, thou art loosed from thine 
Infirmity. 

And lie laid his hands on her : and immediately 
she was made straight, and glorified God. And the 
ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, 
because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, 
and said unto the people, There are six days in which 
men ought to work : in them therefore come and be 
healed, and not on the sabbath day. The Lord then 
answered him, and said, 

Tkou hypocrite, doth not each one 
of you on the sabbath loose his ox 
or kis ass from the stall, and lead kim 
away to watering? And ought not 
this woman, being a daughter of Abra- 
ham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, 
these eighteen years, be loosed from 
this bond on the sabbath day ? 

And when he had said these things, all his adver- 
saries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for 
all the glorious things that were done by him. Then 
said he, 

Unto what is the kingdom of God 
like ? and whereunto shall I resemble 
it ? It is like a grain of mustard 
seed, which a man took, and cast into 



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his garden ; and it grew, and waxed 
a great tree : and the fowls of the air 
lodged in the branches of It. 

And again he said, 

Whereunto shall I liken the king- 
dom of God ? It is like leaven, 
which a woman took and hid in three 
measures of meal, till the whole was 
leavened. 

And he went through the cities and villages, 
teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. Then 
said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? 
And he said unto them. 

Strive to enter in at the strait gate : 
for many, I say unto you, will seek to 
enter in, and shall not be able. When 
once the master of the house is risen 
up, and hath shut to the door, and ye 
begin to stand without, and to knock 
at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open 
unto us : and he shall answer and say 
unto you, I know you not whence ye 
are : Then shall ye begin to say. We 
have eaten and drunk in thy presence, 



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and thou hast taught in our streets. 
But he shall say, I tell you, I know you 
not whence ye are ; depart from me, 
all ye workers of iniquity. There 
shall be weeping and gnashing of 
teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, 
and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the 
prophets, in the kingdom of God, 
and you yoitrselves thrust out. 

And they shall come from the east, 
and from the west, and from the 
north, and from the south, and shall 
sit down in the kingdom of God. 
And, behold, there are last which 
shall be first, and there are first which 
shall be last. 

The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, 
saying unto him, Get thee out and depart hence, for 
Herod will kill thee. And he said unto them, 

Go ye, and tell that fox. Behold, I 
cast out devils, and I do cures to day 
and to morrow, and the third day I 
shall be perfected. Nevertheless I 
must walk to day, and to morrow, 



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and the day following : for it cannot 
be that a prophet perish out of Jeru- 
salem. 

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which 
killest the prophets, and stonest them 
that are sent unto thee ; how often 
would I have gathered thy children 
together, as a hen doth gather her 
brood under her wings, and ye would 
not ! Behold your house is left unto 
you desolate : and verily I say unto 
you, Ye shall not see me, until the 
ti7ne come when ye shall say. Blessed 
is he that cometh in the name of the 
Lord. 



CHAPTEH XLY. 

DROPSY CURED PARABLE OF THE GREAT SUPPER. 

tND it came to pass, as he went into tlie house of 
one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the 
sabbath day, that they watched him. And, behold, 
there was a certaia man before him which had the 



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dropsy. And Jesus answering spake unto the law- 
yers and Pharisees, saying, 

Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath 
day ? 

And they held their peace. And he took him^ and 
healed him, and let him go ; and answered them, 
saying, 

Which of you shall have an ass or 
an ox fallen into a pit, and will not 
straightway pull him out on the sab- 
bath day ? 

And they could not answer him again to these 
things. 

And he put forth a parable to those which were 
bidden, when he marked how they chose out the 
chief rooms ; saying unto them. 

When thou art bidden of any man 
to a wedding, sit not down in the 
highest room ; lest a more honorable 
man than thou be bidden of him ; 
and he that bade thee and him come 
and say to thee. Give this man place ; 
and thou begin with shame to take 
the lowest room. But when thou 
art bidden, go and sit down in the 



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lowest room ; that when he that bade 
thee Cometh, he may say unto thee, 
Friend, go up higher : then shalt 
thou have worship in the presence of 
them that sit at meat with thee. For 
whosoever exalteth himself shall be 
abased ; and he that humbleth him- 
self shall be exalted. 

Then said lie also to him that bade him, 

When thou makest a dinner or a 
supper, call not thy friends, nor thy 
brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor 
thy rich neighbors ; lest they also bid 
thee again, and a recompense be 
made thee. But when thou makest 
a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the 
lame, the blind : and thou shalt be 
blessed ; for they cannot recompense 
thee : for thou shalt be recompensed 
at the resurrection of the just 

And when one of them that sat at meat with him 
heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he 
that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. Then 
said he unto him, 



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A certain man made a great sup- 
per, and bade many : and sent his 
servant at supper time to say to them 
that were bidden, Come ; for all 
things are now ready. And they all 
with one coiisent began to make ex- 
cuse. The first said unto him, I 
have bought a piece of ground, and 
I must needs go and see it : I pray 
thee have me excused. And another 
said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, 
and I go to prove them : I pray thee 
have me excused. And another said, 
I have married a wife, and therefore 
I cannot come. 

So that servant came and shewed 
his lord these things. Then the 
master of the house being angry said 
to his servant, Go out quickly into 
the streets and lanes of the city, and 
bring in hither the poor, and the 
maimed, and the halt, and the blind. 
And the servant said, Lord, it is done 
as thou hast commanded, and yet 



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there is room. And the Lord said 
unto the servant, Go out into the 
highways and hedges, and compel 
them to come in, that my house may 
be filled. For I say unto you. That 
none of those men which were bid- 
den shall taste of my supper. 

And there went great multitudes with him : and 
he turned, and said unto them, 

If any man come to me, and hate 
not his father, and mother, and wife, 
and children, and brethren, and sis- 
ters, yea, and his own life also, he 
cannot be my disciple. And whoso- 
ever doth not bear his cross, and come 
after me, cannot be my disciple. For 
which of you, intending to build a 
tower, sitteth not down first, and 
counteth the cost, whether he have 
suficient to finish it? Lest haply, 
after he hath laid the foundation, 
and is not able to finish //, all 
that behold it begin to mock him, 



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saying, This man began to build, 
and was not able to finish. 

Or what king, going to make war 
against another king, sitteth not down 
first, and consulteth whether he be 
able with ten thousand to meet him 
that Cometh against him with twenty 
thousand ? Or else, while the other 
is yet a great way off, he sendeth an 
ambassage, and desireth conditions 
of peace. So likewise, whosoever 
he be of you that forsaketh not all 
that he hath, he cannot be my disci- 
ple. Salt is good : but if the salt 
have lost his savor, wherewith shall 
it be seasoned ? It is neither fit for 
the land, nor yet for the dunghill ; 
hct men cast it out. He that hath 
ears to hear, let him hear. 



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CHAPTER XLYI. 

PARABLES OF "LOST SHEEP, LOST PIECE OF SILVER AND 
PRODIGAL SON. 

fHEN drew near unto him all the publicans and 
sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and 
scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sin- 
ners, and eateth with them. 

And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 

What man of you, having an 
hundred sheep, if he lose one of 
them, doth not leave the ninety and 
nine in the wilderness, and go after 
that which is lost, until he find it ? 
And when he hath found //, he lay- 
eth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.. 
And when he cometh home, he calleth 
together his friends and neighbors, 
saying. Rejoice with me, for I have 
found my sheep which was lost. I 
say unto you, that likewise joy shall 
be in heaven over one sinner that re- 



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penteth, more than over ni-nety and 
nine just persons, which need no re- 
pentance. 

Either what woman having ten 
pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, 
doth not light a candle, and sweep 
the house, and seek diligently, till she 
find it ? And when she hath found 
ity she calleth her friends and her 
neighbors together, saying. Rejoice 
with me ; for I have found the piece 
which I had lost. Likewise, I say 
unto you, there is joy in the presence 
of the angels of God over one sinner 
that repenteth. 

And he said, 

A certain man had two sons : and 
the younger of them said to his 
father. Father, give me the portion 
of goods that falleth to me. And he 
divided unto them his living. And 
not many days after the younger son 
gathered all together, and took his 



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journey into a far country, and there 
wasted his substance with riotous liv- 
ing. And when he had spent all, there 
arose a mighty famine in that land ; 
and he began to be in want. And 
he went and joined himself to a citi- 
zen of that country ; and he sent him 
into his fields to feed swine. And 
he would fain have filled his belly with 
the husks that the swine did eat ; and 
no man gave unto him. 

And when he came to himself, he 
said. How many hired servants of 
my father s have bread enough and 
to spare, and I perish with hunger ! I 
will arise and go to my father, and will 
say unto him. Father, I have sinned 
against heaven, and before thee, and 
am no more worthy to be called thy 
son : make me as one of thy hired 
servants. 

And he arose, and came to his 
father. But when he was yet a great 
way off, his father saw him, and had 



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compassion, and ran, and fell on his 
neck, and kissed him. And the son 
said unto him, Father, I have sinned 
against heaven, and in thy sight, and 
am no more worthy to be called thy 
son. But the father said to his ser- 
vants. Bring forth the best robe, 
and put it on him ; and put a ring 
on his hand, and shoes on hisi^€i\ 
and bring hither the fatted calf, and 
kill it ; and let us eat and be 
merry : for this my son was dead, 
and is alive again ; he was lost, and 
is found. And they began to be 
merry. 

Now his elder son was in the 
field : and as he came and drew 
nigh to the house, he heard music 
and dancing. And he called one 
of the servants, and asked what these 
things meant. And he said unto 
him. Thy brother is come ; and thy 
father hath killed the fatted calf, be- 
cause he hath received him safe and 



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sound. And he was angry, and 
would not go in : therefore came his 
father out and entreated him. 

And he answering said to his 
father, Lo, these many years do I 
serve thee, neither transgressed I at 
any time thy commandment ; and 
yet thou never gavest me a kid that I 
might make merry with my friends : 
but as soon as this thy son was come, 
which hath devoured thy living with 
harlots, thou hast killed for him the 
fatted calf And he said unto him, 
Son, thou art ever with me, and all 
that I have is thine. It was meet that 
we should make merry, and be glad : 
for this thy brother was dead, and is 
alive again ; and was lost, and is 
found. 



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CHAPTER XLYII. 

THE UNJUST STEWARD THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS. 

And he said also unto his disciples, 

There was a certain rich man, 
which had a steward ; and the same 
was accused unto him that he had 
wasted his goods. And he called 
him, and said unto him. How is it 
that I hear this of thee ? give an ac- 
count of thy stewardship ; for thou 
mayest be no longer steward. 

Then the steward said within him- 
self, What shall I do ? for my lord 
taketh away from me the stewardship: 
I cannot dig ; to beg I am ashamed. 
I am resolved what to do, that, when 
I am put out of the stewardship, 
they may receive me into their houses. 

So he called every one of his lord's 
debtors unto him, and said unto the 



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first, How much owest thou unto my 
lord ? And he said, An hundred 
measures of oil. And he said unto 
him. Take thy bill, and sit down 
quickly, and write fifty. Then said 
he to another. And how much owest 
thou? And he said. An hundred 
measures of wheat. And he said unto 
him. Take thy bill, and write four- 
score. 

And the lord commended the un- 
just steward, because he had done 
wisely : for the children of this world 
are in their generation wiser than the 
children of light. 

And I say unto you. Make to 
yourselves friends of the mammon 
of unrighteousness ; that, when ye 
fail, they may receive you into ever- 
lasting habitations. He that is faith- 
ful in that which is least is faithful 
also in much: and he that is unjust in 
the least, is unjust also in much. 

If therefore ye have not been faith- 



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ful in the unrighteous mammon, who 
will commit to your trust the true 
riches ? And if ye have not been 
faithful in that which is another 
man s, who shall give you that which 
is your own ? 

No man can serve two masters : 
for either he will hate the one, and 
love the other, or else he will hold to 
the one, and despise the other. Ye 
cannot serve God and mammon. 

And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard 
all these things : and they derided him. And he said 
unto them, 

Ye are they which justify your- 
selves before men ; but God know- 
eth your hearts : for that which is 
highly esteemed among men is abom- 
ination in the sight of God. 

The law and the prophets were 
until John : since that time the king- 
dom of God is preached, and every 
man presseth into it. And it is 
easier for heaven and earth to pass, 



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than one tittle of the law to fail. 
Whosoever putteth away his wife, 
and marrieth another, committeth 
adultery : and whosoever marrieth 
her that is put away from her husband 
committeth adultery. 

There was a certain rich man, 
which was clothed in purple and fine 
linen, and fared sumptuously every 
day : and there was a certain beggar 
named Lazarus, which was laid at 
his gate full of sores, and desiring to 
be fed with the crumbs which fell 
from the rich man's table : moreover 
the dogs came and licked his sores. 
And it came to pass, that the^beggar 
died, and was carried by the angels 
into Abraham's bosom : the rich man 
also died and was buried ; and in 
hell he lift up his eyes, being in tor- 
ments, and seeth Abraham afar off, 
and Lazarus in his bosom. And he 
cried and said. Father Abraham have 
mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that 



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he may dip the tip of his finger in 
water, and cool my tongue : for I am 
tormented in this flame. 

But Abraham said, Son, remem- 
ber that thou in thy Hfetime receiv- 
edst thy good things, and Hkewise 
Lazarus evil things : but now he is 
comforted, 'and thou art tormented. 
And besides all this, between us and 
you there is a great gulf fixed : so 
that they which would pass from 
hence to you cannot; neither can 
they pass to us, that wo^dd come from 
thence. 

Then he said, I pray thee there- 
fore, father, that thou wouldest send 
him to my father s house : for I have 
five brethren ; that he may testify 
unto them, lest they also come into 
this place of torment. Abraham 
saith unto him. They have Moses 
and the prophets ; ^ let them hear 
them. And he said. Nay, father 
Abraham : but if one went unto 



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them from the dead, they will repent. 
And he said unto him, If they hear 
not Moses and the prophets, neither 
will they be persuaded, though one 
rose from the dead. 



CHAPTER XLYIII. 

OF GIVING OFFENCE — TEN LEPERS — SECOND COMING OF 

JESUS. 

^HEN said lie unto his disciples, 

It is impossible but that offences 
will come : but woe tmto him, through 
whom they come! It were better 
for him that a millstone were hanored 
about his neck, and he cast into the 
sea, than that he should offend one 
of these little ones. 

Take heed to yourselves : If thy 
brother trespass against thee, rebuke 
him ; and if he repent, forgive him. 
And if he trespass against thee seven 



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times in a day, and seven times in a 
day turn again to thee, saying, I re- 
pent ; thou shalt forgive him. 

And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our 
faith. And the Lord said, 

If ye had faith as a grain of mus- 
tard seed, ye might say unto this sy- 
camine tree. Be thou plucked up by 
the root, and be thou planted in the 
sea; and it should obey you. But 
which of you, having a servant plow- 
ing or feeding cattle, will say unto 
him by and by, when he is come 
from the field. Go and sit down to 
meat ? And will not rather say unto 
him. Make ready wherewith I may 
sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, 
till I have eaten and drunken ; and 
afterward thou shalt eat and drink ? 
Doth he thank that servant because 
he did the things that were comman- 
ded him ? I trow not. So likewise 
ye, when ye shall have done all those 
things which are commanded you, 



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say, We are unprofitable servants : 
we have done that which was our 
duty to do. 

And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that 
he passed through the midst of Samaria and GaHlee. 
And as he entered into a certain village, there met 
him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off- 
and they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, 
Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, 
he said unto them, 

Go shew yourselves unto the 
priests. 

And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were 
cleansed. And one of them, when he saw, that he 
was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice 
glorified God. And fell down on his face at his feet, 
giving him thanks : and he was a Samaritan. And 
Jesus answering said. 

Were there not ten cleansed ? but 
where are the nine ? There are not 
found that returned to give glory to 
God, save this stranger. 

And he said unto him, 

/Arise, go thy way : thy faith hath 
made thee whole. 

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished 
these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came 
into the coasts of Judea, by the farther side of Jor- 



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dan : and great multitudes followed him ; and lie 
healed them there ; and as he was wont, he taught 
them again. And when he was demanded of the 
Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, 
he answered them and said, 

The kingdom of God cometh not 
with observation : neither shall they 
say, Lo here ! or, lo there ! for, be- 
hold, the kingdom of God is within 
you. 

And he said unto the disciples. 

The days will come, when ye shall 
desire to see one of the days of the 
Son of man, and ye shall not see it 
And they shall say to you. See here; 
or, see there : go not' after them, nor 
follow them. For as the lightning, 
that lighteneth out of the on^ part 
under heaven, shineth unto the other 
part under heaven ; so shall also the 
Son of man be in his day. But first 
must he suffer many things, and be 
rejected of this- generation. And as 
it was in the days of Noe, so shall it 
be also in the days of the Son of 



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man. They did eat, they drank, they 
married wives, they were given in 
marriage, until the day that Noe en- 
tered into the ark, and the flood came, 
and destroyed them all. 

Likewise also as it was in the 
days of Lot ; they did eat, they 
drank, they bought, they sold, they 
planted, they builded ; but the same 
day that Lot went out of Sodom it 
rained fire and brimstone from 
heaven, and destroyed them all. 
Even thus shall it be in the day 
when the Son of man is revealed. In 
that day, he which shall be upon the 
housetop, and his stuff* in the house, 
let him not come down to take it 
away ; and he that is in the field, let 
him likewise not return back. Re- 
member Lot s wife. 

Whosoever shall seek to save his 
life shall lose it ; and whosoever shall 
lose his life shall preserve it. I tell 
you, in that night there shall be two 



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men in one bed ; the one shall be 
taken, and the other left. Two women 
shall be grinding together ; the one 
shall be taken, and the other left. 
Two men shall be in the field : the 
one shall be taken, and the other left 

And they answered and said unto him, Where, 
Lord? And he said unto them. 

Wheresoever the body is, thither 
will the eagles be gathered together. 



CHAPTER XLIX. 

IMPORTUNATE WIDOW — MARRIAGE — CHILDREN BROUGHT 
TO JESUS. 

tND he spake a parable unto them io this end, that 
men ought always to pray, and not to faint; 
saying, 

There was in a city a judge, which 
feared not God, neither regarded man : 
and there was a widow in that city ; 
and she came unto him, saying, 
Avenge me of mine adversary. And 
he would not for a while : but after- 



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ward he said within himself, Though 
I fear not God, nor regard man : yet 
because this widow troubleth me, I 
will avenge her, lest by her continual 
coming she weary me, 

And the Lord said, 

* Hear what the unjust judge salth. 
And shall not God avenge his own 
elect, which cry day and night unto 
him, though he bear long with them ? 
I tell you that he will avenge them 
speedily. Nevertheless when the 
Son of man cometh, shall he find 
faith on the earth. 

And he spake this parable unto certain which 
trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and 
despised others: 

Two men went up into the temple 
to pray ; the one a Pharisee, and the 
other a publican. The Pharisee 
stood and prayed thus with himself, 
God, I thank thee, that I am not as 
other men are, extortioners, unjust, 
adulterers, or even as this publican. I 



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fast twice in the week, I give tithes 
of all that I possess. 

And the publican, standing afar off, 
would not lift up so much as his eyes 
unto heaven, but smote upon his 
breast, saying, God be merciful to me a 
sinner. I tell you, this man went down 
to his house justified r^^Z/^^r than the 
other: for every one that exalteth 
himself shall be abased ; and he that 
humbleth himself shall be exalted. 

The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, 
and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away 
his wife for every cause? And he answered and said 
unto them. 

What did Moses command you ? 

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of 
divorcement, and to put lier away. And Jesus ans- 
wered and said unto them. 

For the hardness of your heart he 
wrote you this precept. Have ye 
not read, that from the beginning of 
the creation God made them male 
and female, and said. For this cause 
shall a man leave father and mother, 



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and shall cleave to his wife : and they 
twain shall be one flesh ? Where- 
fore they are no more twain, but one 
flesh. What therefore God hath 
joined together, let not man put 
asunder. 

They say unto liim, Why did Moses then com- 
mand to give a writing of divorcement, and to put 
her away? he saith unto them, 

Moses because of the hardness of 
your hearts suffered you to put away 
your wives : but from the beginning 
it was not so. And I say unto you, 
Whosoever shall put away his wife, 
except it be for fornication, and shall 
marry another, committeth adultery : 
and whoso marrieth her which is put 
away doth commit adultery. 

And in the house his disciples asked him again of 
the same matter. And he saith unto them, 

Whosoever shall put away his 
wife, and marry another, committeth 
adultery against her. And if a wo- 
man shall put away her husband and 



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be married to another, she commit- 
teth adultery. 

His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man 
be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. But he 
said unto them, 

All men cannot receive this saying, 
save they to whom it is given. For 
there are some eunuchs, which were 
so born from their mother s womb : 
and there are some eunuchs, which 
were made eunuchs of men : and 
there be eunuchs, which have made 
themselves eunuchs for the kingdom 
of heaven's sake. He that is able to 
receive it, let him receive it. 

Then were there brought unto him little children, 
that he should put his hands on them and pray : but 
when his disciples saw eV, they rebuked those that 
brought tJiein. But when Jesus saw it^ he was much 
displeased, and said unto them, 

Suffer the little children to come 
unto me, and forbid them not : for 
of such is the kingdom of God. 
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever 
shaU not receive the kingdom of God 



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as a little child, he shall not enter 
therein. 

And lie took them up in his arms, put his hands 
upon them, and blessed them, and departed thence. 



CHAPTER L. 

YOUNG RULER — ^WARXING TO THE RICH — PARABLE OF 
LABOURERS. 

fND when he was gone forth into the way, there 
came one running, and kneeled to him,, and said 
unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, 
that I maj have eternal life? And Jesus said unto 
him, 

Why callest thou me good ? there 
is none good but one, that is, God : 
but if thou wilt enter into life, keep 
the commandments. 

He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, 

Thou knowest the commandments. 
Thou shalt do no murder. Thou 
shalt not commit adultery. Thou 
shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear 



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false Witness, Defraud not, Honor 
thy father and mother, and, Thou 
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself 

The young man saith unto him, Master, all these 
thhigs have I kept from my youth up : what lack I 
yet? Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said 
unto him, 

One thing thou lackest : if thou 
wilt be perfect, go thy way, sell what- 
soever thou hast, and give to the 
poor, and thou shalt have treasure in 
heaven : and come, take up the cross, 
and follow me. 

But when the young man heard that saying, he 
went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. 
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, 
he looked round about, and saith unto his dis- 
ciples. 

Verily I say unto you. That a rich 
man shall hardly enter Into the king- 
dom of heaven ! 

And the disciples were astonished at his words. 
But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them. 

Children, how hard is it for them 
that trust In riches to enter into the 
kingdom of God ! It is easier for a 



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'camel to go through the eye of a nee- 
dle, than for a rich man to enter into 
the kingdom of God. 

When his 'disciples heard it^ they were exceedingly 
amazed, and they were astonished out of measure, 
saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? 
And Jesus looking upon them saith, 

With men it is impossible, but 
not with God : for with God all things 
are^possible. 

Then answered Peter and said unto him. Behold, 
we have forsaken, all, and followed thee: what shall 
we have therefore ? And Jesus said unto them. 

Verily I say unto you, That ye 
Vv^hich have followed me, in the re- 
generation when the Son of man 
shall sit in the throne of his glory, 
ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, 
judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 
And every one that hath forsaken 
houses, or brethren, or sisters, or 
father, pr mother, or wife, or children, 
or lands, for my name's sake, and the 
gospel's, shall receive an hundredfold, 
now in this time, houses, and breth- 



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ren, and sisters, and mothers, and 
children, and lands, with persecutions ; 
and in the world to come^eternal life. 
But many that are first shall be last ; 
and the last first. 

For the kingdom of heaven is like 
unto a man that is an householder, 
which went out early in the morning 
to hire laborers into his vineyard. 
And when he had agreed with the 
laborers for a penny a day, he sent 
them into his vineyard. And he 
went out about the third hour, and 
saw others standing idle in the mar- 
ket place, and said unto them. 
Go ye also into the vineyard, and 
whatsoever is right I will give you. 
And they went their way. Again 
he went out about the sixth and ninth 
hour, and did likewise. 

And about the eleventh hour he 
went out and found others standing 
idle, and saith unto them. Why stand 
ye here all the day idle ? They say 



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unto him, Because no man hath hired 
us. He saith unto them, Go ye also 
into the vineyard ; and whatsoever 
is right, that shall ye receive. 

So when even was come, the lord 
of the vineyard saith unto his stew- 
ard. Call the laborers, and give them 
their hire, beginning from the last 
unto the first. And when they came 
that were hired about the eleventh 
hour, they received every man a 
penny. But when the first came, 
they supposed that they should have 
received more ; and they likewise re- 
ceived every man a penny. 

'And when they had received it, 
they murmured against the goodman 
of the house, saying. These last have 
wrought but one hour, and thou hast 
made them equal unto us, which have 
borne the burden and heat of the 
day. But he answered one of them, 
and said. Friend, I do thee no 
wrong : didst not thou agree with me 



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for a penny ? Take that thine is, and 
go thy way: I will give unto this 
last, even as unto thee. Is it not 
lawful for me to do what I will with 
mine own ? Is thine eye evil, because 
I am good ? So the last shall be 
first, and the first last ; for many be 
called, but few chosen. 



CHAPTER LI. 

ZEBEDEE'S children — HEALS TWO BLIND MEN NEAR 
JERICHO. 

fND they were in the way going up to Jerusalem ; 
and Jesus went before them: and they were 
amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. 
And he took again the twelve disciples apart in the 
way, and began to tell them what things should hap- 
pen unto him, saying^ 

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem ; 
and all things that are written by the 
prophets concerning the Son of man 
shall be accomplished. And the Son 



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of man shall be betrayed unto the 
chief priests and unto the scribes, and 
they shall condemn him to death, 
and shall deliver him to the Gentiles : 
and they shall mock him, and shall 
scourge him, and shall spit upon him, 
and shall kill him : and the third day 
he shall rise again. 

And they understood none of these things : and 
this saying was hid from them, neither knew they 
the things which were spoken. 

Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's chil- 
dren with her sons, James and John, worshipping 
him^ and desiring a certain thing of him, saying, 
Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us 
whatsoever we shall desire. And he said unto them. 

What would ye that I should do 
for you ? 

They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may 
sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left 
hand, in thy glory. And Jesus answered and said, 

Ye know not what ye ask. Are 
ye able to drink of the cup that I 
shall drink of, and to be baptized with 
the baptism that I am baptized with ? 



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They say nnto him, We are able. And Jesus said 
unto them, 

Ye shall indeed drink of the cup 
that I drink of; and with the bap- 
tism that I am baptized withal shall 
ye be baptized : but to sit on my right 
hand and on my left hand is not mine 
to give ; but it shall be given to them 
for whom it is prepared of my Father. 

And when the ten heard it^ they were moved with 
indignation against the two brethren, James and 
John. But Jesus called them to him^ and saith unto 
them, 

Ye know that they which are ac- 
counted to rule over the Gentiles ex- 
ercise lordship over them ; and their 
great ones exercise authority upon 
them. - But so shall it not be among 
you : but whosoever shall be great 
among you shall be your minister: 
and whosoever of you will be the 
chiefest, shall be servant of all. For 
even the Son of man came not to 
be ministered unto, but to minister, 
and to give his life a ransom for many. 



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And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh 
unto Jericho, a certain bhnd man sat by the way 
side begging : and hearing the multitude pass by, 
he asked what it meant. And they told him, that 
Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, 
Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And 
they which went before rebuked him, that he should 
hold his peace : but he cried so much the more. Thou 
Son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood, 
and commanded him to be brought unto him: and 
when he was come near, he asked him, saying, 

What wilt thou that I shall do 
unto thee ? 

And he said. Lord, that I may receive my sight. 
And Jesus said unto him, 

Receive thy sight : thy faith hath 
saved thee ? 

And immediately he received his sight, and fol- 
lowed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when 
they saw ^V, gave praise unto God. 

And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho: 
and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and 
a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son 
of Timeus, sat by the highway side begging. And 
when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he 
began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou soiTof David, 
have mercy on me. And many charged him that he 
should hold his peace : but he cried the more a great 
deal, Thoit Son of David, have mercy on me. And 
Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. 



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And tliey call the blind man, saying unto liim, Be 
of good comfort, rise ; he calleth thee, And he, cast- 
ing away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. And 
Jesus answered and said unto him, 

What wilt thou that I should do 
unto thee ? 

The blind man said unto him. Lord, that I might 
receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him. 

Go thy way ; thy faith hath made 
thee whole. 

And immediately he received his sight, and fol- 
lowed Jesus in the way. 



CHAPTER LII. 

NOBLEMAN & SERVANTS— MARY ANOINTS JESUS. 

SND, behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, which 
was the chief among the publicans, and he was 
rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and 
could not Tor the press, because he was little of stat- 
ure. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sy- 
camore tree to see him : for he was to pass that way. 
And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, 
and saw him, and said unto him, 



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Zaccheus, make haste, and come 
down : for to day I must abide at 
thy house. 

And he made haste, and came down, and received 
him joyiully. And when they saw it^ they all mur- 
mured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a 
man that is a sinner. 

And Zaccheus stood and said unto the Lord; Be- 
hold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor ; 
and if I have taken anything from any man by false 
accusation, I restore him fourfold. And Jesus said, 
unto him, 

This day is salvation come to this 
house, forasmuch as he also is a son 
of Abraham. For the Son. of man 
is come to seek and to save that 
which was lost. 

And as they heard these things, he added and 
spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, 
and because they thought that the kingdom of God 
should immediately appear. He said therefore, 

A certain nobleman went into afar 
'country to receive for himself a king- 
dom, and to return. And he called 
his ten servants, and delivered them 
ten pounds, and said unto them, 
Occupy till I come. But his citizens 



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hated him, and sent a message after 
him, saying. We will not have this 
man to reign over us. 

And it came to pass, that when he 
was returned, having received the 
kingdom, then he commanded these 
servants to be called unto him, to 
whom he had given the money, that 
he might know how much every man 
had gained by trading. Then came 
the first saying. Lord, thy pound 
hath gained ten pounds. And he 
said unto him. Well, thou good ser- 
vant : because thou hast been faith- 
ful in a very little, have thou authority 
over ten cities. And the second 
came, saying. Lord, thy pound hath 
gained five pounds. And he said 
likewise to him, Be thou also over 
five cities. 

And another came, saying. Lord, 
behold, here is thy pound, which I 
have kept laid up in a napkin ; for I 
feared thee, because thou art an aus- 



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tere man : thou takest up that thou 
layedst not down, and reapest that 
thou didst not sow. And he saith 
unto him, Out of thine own mouth 
will I judge thee, thoic wicked ser- 
vant. Thou knewest that I was an 
austere man, taking up that I laid not 
down, and reaping that I did not 
sow : Wherefore then gavest not thou 
my money into the bank, that at my 
coming I might have required mine 
own with usury ? 

And he said unto them that stood 
by, Take from him the pound, and 
give it to him that hath ten pounds. 
(And they said unto him. Lord, he 
hath ten pounds.) For I say unto 
you, That unto every one which hath 
shall be given ; and from him that 
hath not, even that he hath shall be 
taken away from him, But those 
mine enemies, which would not that 
I should reign over them, bring hither, 
and slay them before me. 



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And when he had thus spoken, he went before, 
ascending up to Jerusalem. And the Jews' passover 
was nigh at hand; and many went out of the coun- 
try up to Jerusalem, before the passover, to purify 
themselves. 

Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among 
themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think 
ye, that he will not come to the feast? Now boxh 
the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a com- 
mandment, that if any man knew where he were, 
he should shew it, that they might take him. Then 
Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, 
where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he 
raised from the dead. 

Now when Jesus was in^Bethany, in the house of 
Simon the leper there they made him a supper ; and 
Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that 
sat at the table with him. Then took Mary an alabas- 
ter box of a pound of ointment of spikenard, very 
costly, and she brake the box^ and poured it 
on his head, as he sat at meat, and anointed the 
feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair : and 
the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. 

But when his disciples saw it, then saith one of 
his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which 
should betray him, why was not this ointment sold 
for three hundred pence, and given to the poor ? 
This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but 
because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare 
what was put therein. 

And there were some that had indigna^tion within 
themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the 
ointment made? For it might have been sold for 
more than three hundred pence, and have been given 



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to the poor. And they murmured against her. 
When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, 

Why trouble ye the woman ? Let 
her alone : why trouble ye her ? she 
hath wrought a good work on me : 
against the day of my burying hath 
she kept this. For ye have the poor 
with you always, and whensoever ye 
will ye may do them good : but me 
ye have not always. She hath done 
v/hat she could : for in that she hath 
poured this ointment on my body, 
she is come aforehand to anoint my 
body to the burying. Verily I say 
unto you. Wheresoever this gospel 
shall be preached throughout the 
whole w^orld, there shall also this, that 
this woman hath done, be told for a 
memorial of her. 

Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he 
was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, 
but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had 
raised from the dead. But the chief priests consul- 
ted that they might put Lazarus also to death; be- 
cause that by reason of him many of the Jews went 
away, and beheved on Jesus. 



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CHAPTER LIII. 

TRIUI^IPHANT ENTRANCE OF JESUS INTO JERUSALEM. 

tN the next day much people that were come to 
the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming 
to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees, and went 
forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna : Blessed is 
the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the 
Lord. 

And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and 
were come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the 
mount called the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus 
two disciples, saying unto them, 

Go into the village over against 
you, and straightway, as soon as ye 
enter into it, ye shall find an ass tied, 
and a colt with her, whereon yet 
never man sat ; loose tkem, and bring 
tkem unto me. And if any man say 
unto you, Why do ye this ? say ye 
that the Lord hath need of them ; 
and straightway he will send them 
hither. 



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All this was done, tliatitmightbe fulfilled, which 
was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the 
daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto 
thee, meek and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the 
foal of an ass. 

And the disciples that were sent went their way, 
and found even as he had said unto them, the colt 
tied by the door without in a place where two ways 
met ; and they loose him. And as they were loosing 
the colt, the owners thereof said unto them. Why 
loose ye the colt ? And they said. The Lord hath 
need of him ; even as Jesus had commanded : and 
they let them go. 

And they brought the ass and the colt to Jesus : 
and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they 
set Jesus thereon ; as it is written. Fear not, daughter 
of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's 
colt. These things understood not his disciples at 
the first : but when Jesus was glorified, then remem- 
bered they that these things were written of him, 
and that they had done these things unto him. 

And as he went, a very great multitude spread 
their garments in the way ; others cut down branches 
from the trees, and strewed them in the way. 

And when he was come nigh, even now at the 
descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude 
of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with 
a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had 
seen ; saying. Blessed he the King that cometh in the 
name of the Lord : peace in heaven, and glory in 
the highest. 

The people therefore that was with him when he 
called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from 
the dead, bare record. For this cause the people 



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also met him, for that they heard that he had done 
this miracle. 

And some of the Pharisees from among the mul- 
titude said nnto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. 
And he rmswered atid said unto them, 

I tell you that, if these should hold 
their peace, the stones would imme- 
diately cry out. 

And the multitudes that went before, and that 
followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David : 
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord : 
Hosanna in the highest. Blessed be the kingdom of 
our father David, that cometh in the name of the 
Lord: Hosanna in the highest. 

And when he was come near, he beheld the city, 
and wept over it, saying. 

If thou hadst known, even thou, 
at least in this thy day, the things 
which belong unto thy peace ! but 
now they are hid from thine eyes. 
For the days shall come upon thee, 
that thine enemies shall cast a trench 
about thee, and compass thee round, 
and keep thee in on every side. And 
shall lay thee even with the ground, 
and thy children within thee ; and 
they shall not leave in thee one stone 



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Upon another ; because thou knewest 
not the time of thy visitation. 

And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the 
city was moved, saying, Who is this ? And the mul- 
titude said, This- is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth 
of Galilee. And Jesus entered into Jerusalem and 
into the temple. 

The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, 
Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the 
world is gone after him. 

And the blind and the lame came to him in the 
temple; and he healed them. And when the chief 
priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he 
did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, 
Hosanna to the son of David ; they were sore dis- 
pleased, and said unto him, Hearesi; thou what 
these say? And Jesus saith unto them, 

Yea ; have ye never read; Out of 
the mouth of babes and suckHngs 
thou hast perfected praise ? 

And when he had looked round about upon all 
things^ and now the eventide was come, he went 
out. 



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CHAPTER LIV. 

GREEKS WISH TO SEE JESUS — BARREN FIG TREE. 

^ND there were certain Greeks among them that 
^ came up to worship at the feast: the same came 
therefore to PhiHp, which was of Bethsaida of Ga- 
lilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see 
Jesus. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and 
again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. And Jesus 
answered them, saying. 

The hour is come, that the Son 
of man should be glorified. Verily, 
verily, I say unto you. Except a corn 
of wheat fall into the ground and die, 
it abideth alone : but if it die, it 
bringeth forth much fruit. He that 
loveth his life shall lose it ; and he 
that hateth his life in this.v^orld shall 
keep it unto life eternal. If any man 
serve me, let him follow me ; and 
where I am there shall also my ser- 
vant be also : if any man serve me, 
him will my Father honor. Now is 



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my soul troubled ; and what shall I 
say? Father, save me from this 
hour : but for this cause came 1 unto 
this hour. Father, glorify thy name. 

Then came there a voice from heaven, saying^ I 
have both glorified it^ and will glorify it again. The 
people therefore that stood by, and heard it, said 
that it thundered: others said, An Angel spake to 
him. 

Jesus answered and said, 

This voice came not because of 
me, but for your sakes. Now is the 
judgment of this world : now shall 
the prince of this world be cast out. 
And I, if I be lifted up from the 
earth, will draw all 7nen unto me. 

This he said, signifying what death he should die. 
The people answered him. We have heard out of 
the law that Christ abideth for ever; and how sayest 
thou. The son of man must be lifted up? Who is this 
son of man? Then Jesus said unto them. 

Yet a little while is the light with 
you. Walk while ye have the light, 
lest darkness come upon you ; for he 
that walketh in darkness knoweth not 
whither he goeth. While ye have 



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lights believe in the light, that ye 
may be the children of light. 

These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did 
hide himself from them. And he left them, and 
went out of the city into Bethany, with the twelve; 
and lodged there. 

And on the morrow, in the morning, when they 
were come from Bethany, as he returned into the 
city, he hungered. And when he saw a fig tree in 
the way, afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he 
might find any thing thereon: and when he came 
to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of 
figs was not yet. And Jesus answered and said 
unto it, 

No man eat fruit of thee hereafter 
for ever. 

And his disciples heard it And presently the ^g 
tree withered away. And when the disciples saw ^V, 
they marvelled, saying. How soon is the fig tree 
withered away! Jesus answered and said unto them, 

Verily I say unto you, If ye have 
faith, and doubt not, ye shall not 
only do this which is done to the fig 
tree, but also if ye shall say unto this 
mountain, Be thou removed, and be 
thou cast into the sea; it shall be 
done. And all things, whatsoever ye 



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shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall 
receive. 

And they come to Jerusalem : and Jesus went into 
the temple of God, and began to cast out them that 
sold therem, and them that bought in the temple, 
and oyerthrew the tables of the money changers, and 
the seats of them that sold dores; and would not 
suffer that any man should cany any vessel through 
the temple. And he taught, saying unto them, 

Is it not written, My house shall 
be called of all nations the house of 
prayer ? but ye have made it a den 
of thieves. 

And the scribes and chief priests heard it. And 
he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests 
and the scribes and the chief of the people sought 
to destroy him, and could not find what they might 
do : for they feared him, because all the people was 
astonished at his doctrine (and were very attentive to 
hear him.) And when even was come, he went out 
of the city. 

And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw 
the fig tree dried up firom the roots. And Peter 
calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, be- 
hold, the fig tree which than cursedst is withered 
away. And Jesus anwering saith unto them, 

Have faith in God. For verily I 
say unto you, That whosoever shall 



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say unto this mountain, Be thou re- 
moved, and be thou cast into the 
sea ; and shall not doubt in his heart, 
but shall believe that those things 
which he saith shall come to pass, he 
shall have whatsoever he saith. 
Therefore I say unto you. What 
things soever ye desire, when ye pray, 
believe that ye receive tkemy and ye 
shall have them. And when ye stand 
praying, forgive^ if ye have ought 
against any ; that your Father also, 
which is in heaven, may forgive you 
your trespasses. But if ye do not 
forgive, neither will your Father 
which is in heaven forgive your tres- 
passes. 



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CHAPTER LV. 

PEAKISEES QUESTION HIS AUTHORITY — PARABLE OF 
THE HOUSEHOLDER AND HIS VINEYARD. 

SND they come again to Jerusalem: and it came 
to pass, that on one of those days, as lie taught 
the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, 
the chief priests and the scribes, and the elders of 
the people came unto him as he was teaching, and 
spake unto him, saying. Tell us, by what authority 
doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee 
this authority to do these things? 

And Jesus answered and said unto them, 

I will also ask of you one question, 
which if ye tell me, I in likewise will 
tell you by what authority I do these 
things. The baptism of John, 
whence was it ? from heaven, or of 
men ? answer me. 

And they ]*easoned with themselves, saying, If 
we shall say. From heaven ; he will say. Why then 
did ye not believe him ? But if we shall say * Of 
men : all the people will stone us : for all men coun- 
ted John, that he was a prophet indeed. And they 



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answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And 
Jesus answering saith unto them, 

Neither do I tell you by what 
authority I do these things. 

But what think ye ? A certain 
man had two sons ; and he came to 
the first, and said, Son, go work to- 
day in my vineyard. He answered 
and said, I will not : but afterward he 
repented, and went. And he came 
to the second, and said likewise. 
And he answered and said, I go, 
sir : and went not. Whether of them 
twain did the will of his father ? 

They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto 
them, 

Verily I say unto you. That the 
publicans and the harlots go into the 
kingdom of God before you. For 
John came unto you in the way of 
righteousness, and ye believed him 
not; but the publicans and the har- 
lots believed him : and ye, when ye 



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had seen it, repented not afterward, 
that ye might believe him. 

Hear another parable: 

There was a certain householder, 
which planted a vineyard, and hedged 
it round about, and digged a wine- 
press in it, and built a tower, and let 
it out to husbandmen, and went into 
a far country, for a long time. And 
at the season when the time of the 
fruit drew near, he sent to the hus- 
bandmen a servant, that he might 
receive from the husbandmen of the 
fruit of the vineyard. And the 
husbandmen caught hi7n, and beat 
him, and sent him away empty. 

And again he sent unto them 
another servant ; and at him they 
cast stones, and wounded him in 
the head, and entreated him shame- 
fully, and sent him away empty. 
And again he sent a third : and him 
they killed, and cast him out. And 



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many others ; beating some, and kill- 
ing some. 

Having yet therefore one son, his 
well beloved, then said the lord of 
the vineyard. What shall I do ? I 
will send my beloved son: he sent 
him also last unto them, saying, It 
may be they will reverence himy when 
they see him. But when the hus- 
bandmen saw him, they reasoned 
among themselves, saying. This is 
the heir: come, let us kill him, that 
the inheritance may be ours. So 
they cast him out of the vineyard, 
and killed hhn. When the Lord 
therefore of the vineyard cometh, 
what will he do unto those husband- 
men ? They say unto him, He will 
miserably destroy those wicked men, 
and will let out his vineyard unto 
other husbandmen, which shall ren- 
der him the fruits in their season. 

And when they heard ^7, they said, God forbid. 
And he beheld them, and said unto them, 



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Did ye never read in the Scrip- 
tures, The stone which the builders 
rejected, the same is become the 
head of the corner: this is the 
Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in 
our eyes? Therefore I say unto you. 
The kingdom of God shall be taken 
from you, and given to a nation 
bringing forth the fruits thereof 
And whosoever shall fall on this 
stone shall be broken : but on whom- 
soever it shall fall, it will grind him to 
powder. 

And wlien the cWef priests and Pharisees had 
heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of 
them. But when they sought the same hour to lay 
hands on him, they feared the multitude, because 
they took him for a prophet: for they knew that he 
had spoken the parable against them; and they left 
him, and went their way. 



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CHAPTER LVL 

THE MARRIAGE FEAST ^TRIBUTE TO CESAR— JEWISH IN- 
FIDELITY. 

§ND Jesus answered and spake unto them again 
by parables, and said, 

The kingdom of heaven is like 
unto a certain king, which made a 
marriage for his son, and sent forth 
his servants to call them that were 
bidden to the wedding: and they 
would not come. Again, he sent 
forth other servants, saying, Tell 
them which are bidden, Behold, 1 
have prepared my dinner: my oxen 
and my fatlings are killed, and all 
things are ready: come unto the 
marriage. But they made light of it, 
and went their ways, one to his farm, 
another to his merchandise: and the 
remnant took his servants, and en- 



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treated them spitefully, and slew 
them. 

But when the king heard thereof, 
he was wroth : and sent forth his 
armies, and destroyed those murder- 
ers, and burned up their city. Then 
saith he to his servants, The wedding 
is ready, but they which were bidden 
were not worthy. Go ye therefore 
into the highways, and as many as ye 
shall find, bid to the marriage. So 
those servants went out into the 
highways, and gathered all as many 
as they found, both bad and good : 
and the wedding was furnished with 
guests. 

And when the king came in to see 
the guests, he saw there a man which 
had not on a wedding garment ; and 
he saith unto him, Friend, how 
camest thou in hither not having a 
wedding garment ? And he was 
speechless. Then said the king to 
the servants, Bind him hand and foot- 



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and take him away, and cast him 
into outer darkness ; there shall be 
weeping and gnashing of teeth. For 
many are called, but few are chosen. 

Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how 
'they might entangle him in his talk. And they 
watched hwiy and sent forth spies, certain of the 
Pharisees and of the Herodians, which should feign 
themselves just men, that they might take hold of 
his words, that so they might deliver him unto the 
power and authority of the governor. 

And when they were come, they say unto him, 
Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the 
way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any 
man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but 
teachest the way of God in truth. Tell us therefore, 
"What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute 
unto Cesar, or not? Shall we give, or shall we not 
give? But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, 

Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites ? 
Shew me the tribute money ; bring 
me a penny, that I may see it. 

And they brought unto him a penny. And he 
saith unto them. 

Whose is this image and super- 
scription ? 

They say unto him, Cesar's. Then saith he unto 
them, 



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Render therefore unto Cesar the 
things which are Cesar s ; and unto 
God the things that are God's. 

And tliey could not take hold of his words before 
the people. When they had heard these words^ they 
marvelled at his answer and held their peace, and 
left him, and went their way. 

The same day came to him certain of the Saddn- 
cees, which deny that there is any resurrection ; and 
they asked him, sayings Master, Moses wrote unto 
us, If any man's brother die, and leave Ms wife be- 
hind him, and leave no children, that his brother 
shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his 
brother. 

Now there were with us seven brethren : and the 
first, when he had married a wife, died, and having 
no issue, left his wife unto his brother: and the 
second took her to wife, and he died childless. And 
the third took her; and in hke manner the seven 
also: and they left no children, and died. Last of 
all the woman died also. Therefore in the resurrec- 
tion, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be 
of the seven? for they all had her to wife. And 
Jesus answering said unto them, 

Do ye not therefore err, because 
ye know not the Scriptures, neither 
the power of God ? The children 
of this world marry, and are given 
in marriage : but they which shall be 



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accounted worthy to obtain that 
world, and the resurrection from the 
dead, neither marry, nor are given in 
marriage : neither can they die any 
more : for they are equal unto the 
angels of God in heaven ; and are 
the children of God, being the chil- 
dren of the res'urrection. 

And as touching the dead, that 
they rise : have ye not read in the 
book of Moses, how in the bush 
God spake unto him, saying, I a7n 
the God of Abraham, and the God 
of Isaac, and the God of Jacob ? 
He is not the God of the dead, but 
the God of the living ; for all live 
unto him. Ye therefore do greatly 
err. 

And when the multitude heard this^ they were 
astonished at his doctrine. Then certain of the 
scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said. 
And after that they durst not ask him any question 
at all 



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CHAPTER LYIL 

JESUS ANSWERS SADDUCEES AND PHARISEES-7-WIDOWS 
OFFERING. 

fur when tlie Pharisees had heard that he had put 
the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered 
together. And one of the scribes which ivas a law- 
yer, came, and having heard them reasoning together, 
and perceiving that he had answered them well, 
asked him a quesiion^ tempting him, and saying, 
Master, which is the great commandment in the law ? 
Which is the First commandment of all ? 
And Jesus answered him, 

The first of all the command- 
meats is, Hear, O Israel, The Lord 
our God IS one Lord : and thou shalt 
love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with 
all thy mind, and with all thy 
strength: this is the first and great 
commandment. And the second is 
like unto it, Thou shalt love thy 
neighbor as thyself. On these two 



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commandments hang all the law and 
the prophets. There is none other 
commandment greater than these. 

And the scribe said unto him, Well Master, thou 
hast said the truth : for there is one God ; and there 
is none other but he: and to. love him with all the 
heart, and with all the understanding, and with all 
the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his 
neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt 
offerings and sacrifices. 

And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, 
he said unto him. 

Thou art not far from the kingdom 
of God. 

And no man after that durst ask him any 
question. 

While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus 
asked them, saying, 

What think ye of Christ ? whose 
son is he ? 

They say unto him, The Son of David. He saith 
unto them, 

How then doth David in spirit 
call him Lord ? 

And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in 
the temple, 



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How say the scribes that Christ 
is the Son of David ? For David 
himself salth by the Holy Ghost, in 
the book of Psalms, The Lord said 
to my Lord, Sit thou on my right 
hand, till I make thine enemies thy 
footstool. David therefore himself 
calleth him Lord ; and whence is he 
the7i his son ? 

And no man was able to answer him a word : and 
the common people heard him gladly : neither durst 
any man from that day forth ask him any more 
questions. 

Then in the audience of all the people he said 
unto his disciples, in his doctrine, 

Beware of the scribes, which love 
to go in long clothing, and love salu- 
tations in the market places, and the 
chief seats in the synagogues, and 
the uppermost rooms at feasts : which 
devour widows' houses, and for a 
pretence make long prayers : these 
shall receive greater damnation. 

And Jesus sat over against the treasury. And he 
looked up, and saw the people casting their gifts 



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into the treasury. And many that were rich cast in 
much. And there came a certain poor widow, and 
she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And 
he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, 

Verily I say unto you, That this 
poor widow hath cast more in, than 
all they which have cast into the 
treasury : for all tkey did cast in of 
their abundance, unto the offerings of 
God : but she of her want did cast 
in all that she had, even all her 
living. 

But though he had done so many miracles before 
them, yet they believed not on him : that the saying 
of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he 
spake. Lord, who hath believed our report? and to 
whom hath th.e arm of the Lord been revealed? 
Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias 
said again. He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened 
their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, 
nor understand with their heart, and be converted, 
and I should heal them. 

These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and 
spake of him. Nevertheless among the chief rulers 
also many believed on him; but because of the 
Pharisees they did not confess him^ lest they should 
be put out of the synagogue: for they loved the 
praise of men more. than the praise of God. Jesus 
cried and said, 



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He thatbelieveth on me, believeth 
not on me, but on him that sent me. 
And he that seeth me seeth him that 
sent me. I am come a Hght into the 
world, that whosoever beheveth on 
me should not abide in darkness. 
And if any man hear my words, and 
believe not, I judge him not : for I 
came not to judge the world, but to 
save the world. 

He that rejecteth me, and receiv- 
eth not my words, hath one that 
judgeth him : the word that I have 
spoken, the same shall judge him in 
the last day. For I have not spoken 
of myself ; but the Father which sent 
me, he gave me a commandment, 
what I should say, and what I should 
speak And I know that his com- 
mandment is life everlasting: what- 
soever I speak therefore, even as the 
Father said unto me, so I speak. 



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CHAPTER LVIII. 

WOES AGAINST SCRIBES, PHARISEES AND HYPOCRITES. 

feHEN spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his dis- 
(^ ciples, saying. 

The scribes and the Pharisees sit 
in Moses' seat: all therefore what- 
soever they bid you observe, tAa^ ob- 
serve and do ; but do not ye after 
their works : for they say, and do not. 
For they bind heavy burdens and 
grievous to be borne, and lay fAem 
on men's shoulders; but they ihem- 
selves will not move them with one 
of their fingers. 

But all their works they do for to 
be seen of men : they make broad 
their phylacteries, and enlarge the 
border of their garments, and love 
the uppermost rooms at feasts, and 



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the chief seats in the synagogues, and 
greetings in the markets, and to be 
called of men. Rabbi, Rabbi. But 
be not ye called Rabbi : for one is 
your Master, even Christ; and all ye 
are brethren. And call no man 
your father upon the earth : for one 
is your Father which is in heaven. 
Neither be ye called masters : for 
one is your Master, even Christ. But 
he that is greatest among you shall 
be your servant. And whosoever 
shall exalt himself shall be abased ; 
and he that shall humble himself shall 
be exalted. 

But woe unto you, scribes and 
Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye shut up 
the kingdom of heaven against men : 
for ye neither go in yourselves, neither 
suffer ye them that are entering to 
go in. 

Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- 
sees, hypocrites ! for ye devour wid- 
ows houses, and for a pretence make 



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long prayer: therefore ye shall re- 
ceive the greater damnation. 

Woe unto you scribes and Phari- 
sees, hypocrites ! for ye compass sea 
and land to make one proselyte, and 
when he is made, ye make him two- 
fold more the child of hell than your- 
selves. 

Woe unto you, ye blind guides, 
which say. Whosoever shall swear 
by the temple, it is nothing ; but 
whosoever shall swear by the gold of 
the temple, he is a debtor ! Ye fools 
and blind : for whether is greater, the 
gold, or the temple that sanctifieth 
the gold ? 

And, Whosoever shall swear by 
the altar, it is nothing ; but whoso- 
ever sweareth by the gift that is upon 
it, he is guilty. Ye fools and blind: 
for whether is greater, the gift, or the 
altar that sanctifieth the gift ? 
Whoso therefore shall swear by the 
altar, sweareth by it, and by all 



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things thereon. And whoso shall 
swear by the temple, sweareth by it, 
and by him that dwelleth therein. 
And he that shall swear by heaven, 
sweareth by the throne of God, and 
by him that sitteth thereon. 

Woe unto you, scribes* and Pha- 
risees, hypocrites! for ye* pay tithe 
of mint and anise and cummin, and 
have omitted the weightier matters of 
the law, judgment, mercy and faith : 
these ought ye to have done, and not 
to leave the other undone. Ye blind 
guides, which strain at a gnat, and 
swallow a camel. 

Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- 
sees, hypocrites ! for ye make clean 
the outside of the cup and of the 
platter, but within they are full of 
extortion and excess. Thou blind 
Pharisee, cleanse first that which is 
within the cup and platter, that the 
outside of them may be clean also* 

Woe unto you, scribes and Pha- 



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risees, hypocrites ! for ye are like 
unto whited sepulchres, which indeed 
appear beautiful outward, but are 
within full of dead 7nens bones, and 
of all uncleanness. Even so ye also 
outwardly appear righteous unto men, 
but within ye are full of hypocrisy 
and iniquity. 

Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- 
sees, hypocrites ! because ye build 
the tombs of the prophets, and gar- 
nish the sepulchres of the righteous, 
and say, If we had been in the 
days of our fathers, we would not 
have been partakers with them in 
the blood of the prophets. Where- 
fore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, 
that ye are the children of them 
which killed the prophets. Fill ye 
up then the measure of your fathers. 
Ye serpents, jy^ generation of vipers, 
how can ye escape the damnation of 
hell. 

Wherefore, behold, I send unto 



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you prophets, and wise men, and 
scribes : and some of them ye shall 
kill and crucify ; and some of them 
shall ye scourge in your synagogues, 
and persecute them from city to city : 
that upon you may come all the 
righteous blood shed upon the earth, 
from the blood of righteous Abel 
unto the blood of Zacharias son of 
Barachias, whom ye slew between 
the temple and the altar. Verily I 
say unto you, All these things shall 
come upon this generation. 

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that 
killest the prophets, and stonest them 
which are sent unto thee, how often 
would I have gathered thy children 
together, even as a hen gathereth her 
chickens under her wings, and ye 
would not ! Behold, your hour is 
left unto you desolate. For I say 
unto you, Ye shall not see me hence- 
forth, till ye- shall say. Blessed is he 
that Cometh in the name of the Lord. 



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CHAPTER LIX. 

DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE AND COMING OF THE SON 
OF MAN FORETOLD. 

fND Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: 
and as lie went out, Ms disciples came to him 
for to shew him the buildings of the temple. And 
as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned 
with goodly stones and gifts, one of his disciples 
saith unto him. Master, see what manner of stones 
and what buildings m^e here! And Jesus answering 
said unto him, 

Seest thou these great buildings ? 
As for these things which ye behold, 
the days will come, in the which, 
verily I say unto you, There shall 
not be left here one stone upon 
another, that shall not be thrown 
dov/n. 

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, over 
against the temple, Peter and James and John and 
Andrew asked him privately, saying, Master, tell us, 
when shall these things be ? and what shall he the 
sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world, 



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when all these things shall be fulfilled? and what 
sJmll he the sign of thy coming, and of the end 
of the world ? and Jesus an^swered and said unto 
them, 

Take heed that no man deceive 
you. For many shall come in my 
name, saying, I am Christ; and the 
time draweth near ; and shall deceive 
many; go ye not therefore after 
them. But when ye shall hear of 
wars, and rumors of wars, see that 
ye be not troubled : for all these 
things must first come to pass ; but 
the end is not yet. 

Then said he unto them, 

Nation shall rise against nation, 
and kingdom against kingdom ; and 
there shall be famines, and pestilen- 
ces, and earthquakes, in divers pla- 
ces ; and fearful sights and great 
signs shall there be from heaven. All 
these are the beginning of sorrows. 
But take heed to yourselves : before 
all these, they shall lay their hands 



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on you, and persecute j)/<^^; for they 
shall deliver you up to councils: and 
in the synagogues ye shall be beaten : 
and ye shall be brought before rulers 
and kings for my sake, for a testi- 
mony against them. And (they) shall 
kill you ; and ye shall be hated of all 
nations for my name s sake. And 
the gospel must first be published 
among all nations. 

But when they shall lead you, and 
deliver you up, take no thought be- 
forehand what ye shall speak, neither 
do ye premeditate: but whatsoever 
shall be given you in that hour, that 
speak ye : for it is not ye that speak, 
but the Holy Ghost. For I will 
give you a mouth and wisdom, which 
all your adversaries shall not be able 
to gainsay nor resist. 

And then shall many be offended, 
and shall betray one another, and 
shall hate one another. And ye shall 
be betrayed both by parents, and 



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brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends ; 
the brother shall betray the brother to 
death, and the father the son ; and 
children shall rise up against their 
parents, and shall cause them to be 
put to death. And some of you 
shall they cause to be put to death. 
And ye shall be hated of all men for 
my names sake. But there shall 
not an hair of your head perish. In 
your patience possess ye your souls. 

And many false prophets shall rise 
and shall deceive many. And be- 
cause iniquity shall abound, the love 
of many shall wax cold. But he 
that shall endure unto the end, the 
same shall be saved. And this gos- 
pel of the kingdom shall be preached 
in all the world for a witness unto 
all nations ; and then shall the end 
come. 

When ye therefore shall see the 
abomination of desolation, spoken of 
by Daniel the prophet, stand in the 



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holy place, (whoso readeth let him 
understand :) and when ye shall see 
Jerusalem compassed with armies, 
then know that the desolation thereof 
is nigh. 

Then let them which are in Judea 
flee to the mountains : and let them 
which are in the midst of it depart 
out ; and let not them that are in the 
countries enter thereinto. And let 
him that is on the housetop not go 
down into the house, neither enter 
therein, to take anything out of his 
house and let him that is in the field 
not turn back again for to take up 
his garment. For these be the days 
of vengeance, that all things which 
are written may be fulfilled. But 
woe unto them that are with child, 
and to them that give suck in those 
days ! 

But pray ye that your flight be 
not in the winter, neither on the sab- 
bath day: for then shall be great 



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tribulation, such as was not since the 
beginning of the world which God 
created unto this time, neither shall 
be. 

And except that the Lord had 
shortened those days, no flesh should 
be saved : but for the elect's sake, 
whom he hath chosen, he hath short- 
ened the days. For there shall be 
great distress in the land, and wrath 
upon this people. And they shall 
fall by the edge of the sword, and 
shall be led away captive into all na- 
tions: and Jerusalem shall be trod- 
den down of the Gentiles, until the 
times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. 

And then if any man shall say to 
you, Lo, here is Christ ; or, lo, he is 
there ; believe him not : for false 
Christs and false prophets shall rise, 
and shall shew signs and wonders to 
seduce, if it were possible, even the 
elect. But take ye heed : behold, I 
have foretold you all things. 



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Wherefore if they shall say unto 
you, Behold, he is in the desert ; go 
not forth : behold, he is in the secret 
chambers ; believe it not. For as 
the lightning cometh out of the east, 
and shineth even unto the west ; so 
shall also the coming of the Son of 
man be. For wheresoever the car- 
case is, there will the eagles be gath- 
ered together. 



CHAPTER LX. 

FEARFUL SIGNS AFTER THE GREAT TRIBULATION — PARA- 
BLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS. 

Immediately after the tribulation 
of those days shall the sun be dark- 
ened, and the moon shall not give 
her light, and the stars shall fall from 
heaven, and upon the earth distress 
of nations, with perplexity ; the sea 



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and the waves roaring : men s hearts 
failing them for fear, and for looking 
after those things which are coming 
on the earth : for the powers of heaven 
shall be shaken. 

And then shall appear the sign of 
the Son of man in heaven : and then 
shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, 
and they shall see the Son of man 
coming in the clouds of heaven with 
power and great glory. And he 
shall send his angels with a great 
sound of a trumpet, and they shall 
gather together his elect from the 
four winds, from the uttermost part 
of the earth to the uttermost part of 
heaven. And when these things be- 
gin to come to pass, then look up, 
and lift up your heads ; for your re- 
demption draweth nigh. 

And he spake to them a parable ; 

Now learn a parable of the fig 
tree ; behold the fig tree and all the 
trees : when his branch is yet tender. 



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and putteth forth leaves, ye see and 
know of your own selves that sum- 
mer is now nigh at hand. So like- 
wise ye when ye see these things 
come to pass, know ye that the king- 
dom of God is nigh at hand, even at 
the doors. Verily I say unto you, 
This generation shall not pass away, 
till all these things be fulfilled. Hea- 
ven and earth shall pass away, but 
my words shall not pass away. 

And take heed to yourselves, lest 
at any time your hearts be over- 
charged with surfeiting and drunken- 
ness, and cares of this life, and so 
that day come upon you unawares. 
For as a snare shall it come on all 
them that dwell on the face of the 
whole earth. Watch ye therefore, 
and pray always, that ye may be ac- 
counted worthy to escape all these 
things that shall come to pass, and 
to stand before the Son of man. But 
of that day and that hour knoweth 



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no man, no, not the angels which are 
in heaven, neither the Son, but my 
Father only. Take ye heed, watch 
and pray : for ye know not when the 
time is. 

But as the days of Noe were, so* 
shall also the coming of the Son of 
man be. For as in the days that 
were before the flood they were eat- 
ing and drinking, marrying and giv- 
ing in marriage, until the day that 
Noe entered into the ark, and knew 
not until the flood came, and took 
them all away ; so shall also the 
coming of the Son of man be. Then 
shall two be in the field ; the one 
shall be taken, and the other left. 
Two wo7nen shall be grinding at the 
mill ; the one shall be taken, and the 
other left. Watch therefore : for ye 
know not what hour your Lord doth 
come. 

For the So7t of man is as a man 
taking a far journey, who left his 



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house, and gave authority to his ser- 
vants, and to every man his work, 
and commanded the porter to watch. 
Watch ye therefore : for ye know not 
when the master of the house Com- 
eth, at even, or at midnight, or at the 
cock-crowing, on in the morning : lest 
coming suddenly he find you sleep- 
ing. 

But know this, that if the good 
man of the house had known in 
what watch the thief would come, he 
would have watched, and would not 
have suffered his house to be broken 
up. Therefore be ye also ready : for 
in such an hour as ye think not the 
Son of man cometh. And what I 
say unto you I say unto all, Watch. 

Who then is a faithful and wise 
servant, whom his lord hath made 
ruler over his household, to give them 
meat in due season ? Blessed is that 
servant, whom his lord Avhen he com- 
eth shall find so doing. Verily I 



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say unto you, That he shall make 
him ruler over all his goods. But 
and if that evil servant shall say in 
his heart, My lord delayeth his com- 
ing ; and shall begin to smite his 
fellow servants, and to eat and drink 
with the drunken ; the lord of that 
servant shall come in a day when he 
looketh not for himj and in an hour 
that he is not aware of, and shall cut 
him asunder, and appoint him his 
portion with the hypocrites: there 
shall be weeping and gnashing of 
teeth. 

Then shall the kingdom of hea- 
ven be Hkened unto -ten virgins, 
which took their lamps, and went 
forth to meet the bridegroom. And 
five of them were wise, and five were 
foolish. They that were foolish took 
their lamps, and took no oil with 
them. But the wise took oil in their 
vessel with their lamps. 

While the bridegroom tarried they 



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all slumbered and slept. And at 
midnight there was a cry made, Be- 
hold, the bridegroom cometh ; go ye 
out to meet him. Then all those 
virgins arose, and trimmed their 
lamps. And the foolish said unto 
the wise. Give us of your oil ; for 
our lamps are gone out. But the 
wise answered, saying. Not so ; lest 
there be not enough for us and you ; 
but go ye rather to them that sell, 
and buy for yourselves. And while 
they went to buy, the bridegroom 
came ; and they that were ready went 
in with him to the marriage : and the 
door was shut Afterward came also 
the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, 
open to us. But he answered and 
said, Verily I say unto you, I know 
you not. Watch, therefore, for ye 
know neither the day nor the hour 
wherein the Son of man cometh. 



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CHAPTER LXL 

PARABLE OF THE TALENTS JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS. 

For the kingdom of heaven is as 
a man travelling into a far country, 
who called his own servants, and de- 
livered unto them his goods. And 
unto one he gave five talents, to 
another, two, and to another, one ; to 
every man according to his several 
ability ; and straightway took his 
journey. 

Then he that had received the five 
talents went and traded with the 
same, and made them other five tal- 
ents. And likewise he that had re- 
ceived two, he also gained other two. 
But he that had received one went 
and digged in the earth, and hid his 
lord s money. 

After a long time the lord of those 



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servants cometh, and reckoneth with 
them. And so he that had received 
five talents came and brought other 
five talents, saying, Lord, thou de- 
liveredst unto me five talents: be- 
hold, I have gained beside them five 
talents more. His lord said unto 
him. Well done, thou good and faith- 
ful servant: thou hast been faithful 
over a few things, I will make thee 
ruler over many things : enter thou 
into the joy of thy lord. 

He that had received two talents 
came and said, Lord, thou deliver- 
edst unto me two talents : behold, I 
have gained two other talents besides 
them. His lord said unto him, Well 
done, good and faithful servant : thou 
hast been faithful over a few things, I 
will make thee ruler over many things : 
enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 

Then he which had received the 
one talent came and said, Lord, I 
knew thee that thou art an hard man, 



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reaping where thou hast not sown, 
and gathering where thou hast not 
strewed : and I was afraid, and went 
and hid thy talent in the earth : lo, 
there thou hast that is thine. 

His lord answered and said unto 
him, Thott wicked and slothful ser- 
vant, thou knewest that I reap where 
I sowed not, and gather where I 
have not strewed : Thou oughtest 
therefore to have put my money to 
the exchangers, and the^i at my com- 
ing I should have received mine own 
with usury. Take therefore the tal- 
ent from him, and give it unto him 
which hath ten talents. For unto 
every one that hath shall be given, 
and he shall have abundance : but 
from him that hath not shall be taken 
away even that which he hath. 

And cast ye the unprofitable ser- 
vant into outer darkness : there shall 
be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 

When the Son of man shall come 



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in his glory, and all the holy angels 
with him, then shall he sit upon the 
throne of his glory : and before him 
shall be gathered all nations : and he 
shall separate them one from another, 
as a shepherd divideth his sheep from 
the goats : and he shall set the sheep 
on his right hand, but the goats on 
the left. 

Then shall the King say unto 
them on his right hand, Come ye 
blessed of my Father, inherit the 
kingdom prepared for you from the 
foundation of the world : for I was 
an hungered, and ye gave me meat : 
I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink : 
I was a stranger, and ye took me in : 
naked, and ye clothed me : I was 
sick, and ye visited me : I was in 
prison, and ye came unto me. 

Then shall the righteous answer 
him, saying. Lord, when saw we 
thee ah hungered, and fed fhee ? or 
thirsty, and gave thee drink ? When 



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saw we thee a stranger, and took thee 
in ? or, naked, and clothed thee /Or 
when saw we thee sick, or in prison, 
and came unto thee ? 

And the King shall answer and 
say unto them, Verily I say unto you, 
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto 
one of the least of these my brethren, 
ye have done it unto me. 

Then shall he say also unto them 
on the left hand. Depart from me, ye 
cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared 
for the devil and his angels : for 1 
was an hungered, and ye gave me no 
meat : I was thirsty, and ye gave me 
no drink : I was a stranger, and ye 
took me not in : naked, and ye 
clothed me not ; sick, and in prison, 
and ye visited me not 

Then shall they also answer him, 
saying. Lord, when saw we thee an 
hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or 
naked, or sick, or in prison, and did 
not minister unto thee ? 



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Then shall he answer them, say- 
ing, Verily I say unto you, Inas- 
much as ye did it not to one of the 
least of these, ye did it not to me. 
And these shall go away into ever- 
lasting punishment: but the right-* 
eous into life eternal. 

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all 
these sayings, he said unto his disciples, 

Ye know that after two days is the 
feast of the Passover, and of un- 
leavened bread : and the Son of 
man is betrayed to be crucified. 



CHAPTER LXIL 

COVENANT WITH JUDAS — ^JESUS WASHES HIS DISCIPLES' 

FEET. 

fHEN assembled together the chief priests, and the 
scribes, and the elders of the people, nnto the 
palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 
and consulted that they might take Jesus by sub- 
tilty, and kill him. But they said, Not on the feast 



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day^ lest there be an uproar among the people: for 
they feared the people. 

Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, 
being of the number of the twelve. And he went 
his way, and communed with the chief priests and 
captains, how he might betray him unto them, and 
said unto them^ What will ye give me, and I will de- 
liver him unto you? And when they heard it^ they 
were glad, and promised to give him money. And 
they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. 
And from that time he sought opportunity how he 
might conveniently betray him unto them in the 
absence of the multitude. 

And in the day time he was teaching in the 
temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the 
mount that is called the mount of Ohves. And all 
the people came early in the morning to him in the 
temple for to hear him. 

Then came the first day of \hQ feast of unleavened 
bread, when the passover must be killed ; and he 
sent Peter and John, saying, 

Go and prepare us the passover, 
that we may eat. 

And they said unto him. Where wilt thou that 
we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the pass- 
over? And he said unto them. 

Go ye into the city, and behold, 
when ye are entered into the city, 
there shall a man meet you, bearing 
a pitcher of water, follow him into 



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the house where he entereth in. And 
wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to 
the goodman of the house, The Mas- 
ter saith my time is at hand ; I will 
keep the passover at thy house with 
my disciples. Where is the guest- 
chamber, where I shall eat the pass- 
over with my disciples? And he 
will shew you a large upper room fur- 
nished and prepared : there make 
ready for us. 

And his disciples went forth, and came into the 
city, and found as he had said unto them : and the 
disciples did as Jesus had appointed them ; and they 
made ready the passover. 

And in the evening, when the hour was come, he 
sat down, and the twelve apostles with him. And 
he said unto them, 

With desire I have desired to eat 
this passover with you before I suf- 
fer : for I say unto you, I will not 
any more eat thereof, until it be ful- 
filled in the kingdom of God. 

And he took the cup and gave thanks, and said, 

Take this, and divide ity among 



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yourselves : for I say unto you, I will 
not drink of the fruit of the vine, until 
the kingdom of God shall come. 

Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus 
knew that his hour was come that he should depart 
out of this world unto the Father, having loved his 
own which were in the world, he loved them unto 
the end. And supper being ended, the devil having 
now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's 
son^ to betray him; Jesus knowing that the Father 
had given all things into his hands, and that he was 
come from God, and went to God; he riseth from 
supper, and laid aside his garments, and took a towel, 
and girded himself After that he poureth water 
into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, 
and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was 
girded. 

Then cometh he to Simon Peter : and Peter saith 
unto him. Lord, dost thou wash my feet? Jesus 
answered and said unto him, 

What I do thou knowest not now ; 
but thou shalt know hereafter. 

Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my 
feet. Jesus answered him. 

If I wash thee not, thou hast no 
part with me. 

Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feei 
only, but also my hands and 7ny head. Jesus saith 
unto him, 



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He that IS washed needeth not 
save to wash his feet, but is clean 
every whit : and ye are clean, but 
not all. 

For he knew who should betray him ; therefore 
said he, 

Ye are not all clean. 

So after he had washed their feet, and had taken 
his garments, and was set down again, he said unto 
them, 

Know ye what I have done to 
you ? Ye call me Master and Lord : 
and ye say well ; for so I am. If I 
then, your Lord and Master, have 
washed your feet ; ye also ought to 
wash one another's feet. For I have 
given you an example, that ye should 
do as I have done to you. Verily, 
verily, I say unto you. The servant 
is not greater than his lord : neither 
he that is sent greater than he that 
sent him. If ye know these things, 
happy are ye if ye do them. 



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CHAPTEH LXin. 

THE lord's supper INSTITUTED — PETER FOREWARNED. 

^ND as they were eating, the Lord Jesus the same 
^ night in which he was betrayed, took bread, and 
gave thanks, and blessed it^ and brake it^ and gave 
it to the disciples, and said, 

Take, eat ; this is my body, which 
IS broken for you : this do in remem- 
brance of me. 

But, behold, the hand of him that 
betrayeth me is with me on the table. 
And truly the Son of man goeth, as 
it was determined : but woe unto that 
man by whom he is betrayed ! 

I speak not of you all: I know 
whom I have chosen; but that the 
Scripture may be fulfilled, He that 
eateth bread with me hath lifted up 
his heel against me. Now I tell you 
before it come, that, when it is come 



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to pass, ye may believe that I am he. 
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He 
that receiveth whomsoever I send 
receiveth me: and he that receiveth 
me receiveth him that sent me. 

And as they sat and did eat, when Jesus had thus 
said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and 
said, 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, that 
one of you which eateth with me 
shall betray me. 

Then the disciples looked one on another, doubt- 
ing of whom he spake. And they began to inquire 
among themselves, which of them it was that should 
do this thing. 

And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began 
every one of them to say unto him, one by one. 
Lord, is it I? And he answered and said unto them, 

It is one of the twelve, that dip- 
peth with me in the dish : the same 
shall betray me. The son of man 
goeth as it is written of him, but woe 
unto that man by whom the son of 
man is betrayed ! it had been good 
for that man if he had not been 
born. 



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Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of 
his disciples, whom Jesus loved. Simon Peter there- 
fore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it 
should be of whom he spake. He then lying on 
Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? Jesus 
answered, 

He it is, to whom I shall give a 
sop, when I have dipped it 

And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to 
Judas Jscariot, the son of Simon. Aid after the sop 
Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, 

That thou doest, do quickly. 

Now no man at the table knew for what intent 
he spake this unto him. For some of them thought, 
because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto 
him, Buy tliose things that we have need of against 
the feast; or, that he should give something to the 
poor. Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered 
and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, 

Thou hast said. 

He then having received the sop went immedi- 
ately out: and it was night. Therefore, when he 
was gone out, Jesus said, 

Now is the son of man glorified, 
and God is glorified in him. If God 
be glorified in him, God shall also 
glorify him in himself, and shall 



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Straightway glorify him. Little chil- 
dren, yet a little while I am with you. 
Ye shall seek me : and as I said unto 
the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot 
come; so now I say to you. A new 
commandment I give unto you, That 
ye love one another ; as I have loved 
you, that ye also love one another. 
By this shall all men know that ye 
are my disciples, if ye have love one 
to another. 

Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest 
thou? Jesus answered him, 

Whither I go, thou canst not fol- 
low me now : but thou shalt follow 
me afterwards. 

Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow 
thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. 
Jesus answered him. 

Wilt thou lay down thy life for my 
sake ? Verily, verily I say unto thee, 
The cock shall not crow, till thou 
hast denied me thrice. 



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A.nd there was also a strife among them, which 
of them should be accounted the greatest. And he 
said unto them, 

The kings of the Gentiles exercise 
lordship over them ; and they that 
exercise authority upon them are 
called benefactors. But y^ shall not 
be so : but he that is greatest among 
you, let him be as the younger; and 
he that is chief, as he that doth serve. 
For whether is greater, he that sitteth 
at meat, or he that serveth ? is not he 
that sitteth at meat ? but I am among 
you as he that serveth. Ye are they 
which have continued with me in my 
temptations. And I appoint unto 
you a kingdom, as my father hath 
appointed unto me ; that ye may eat 
and drink at my table in my king- 
dom, and sit on thrones judging the 
twelve tribes of Israel. 



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CHAPTER LXIV. 

JESUS COMFORTS HIS DISCIPLES — ^TEACHES LOVE TO EACH 

OTHER. 

^ND the Lord said, 

Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath 
desired to have you, that he may sift 
you as wheat : but I have prayed 
for thee, that thy faith fail not: and 
when thou art converted, strengthen 
thy brethren. 

And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go 
with thee, both into prison, and to death. And he 
said, 

I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall 
not crow this day, before thou shalt 
thrice deny that thou knowest me. 

And he said unto them. 

When I sent you without purse, 
and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any- 
thing ? 



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And they said, Nothing. Then said he unto 
them, 

But now, he that hath a purse, let 
him take it, and Hkewise his scrip ; 
and he that hath no sword, let him 
sell his garment, and buy one. For 
I say unto you, that this that is writ- 
ten must yet be accomplished in me, 
And he was reckoned among the 
transgressors : for the things concern- 
ing me have an end. 

And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. 
And he said unto them, 

It is enough. 

After the same manner also he took the cup, when 
he had supped, and when he had given thanks, he 
gave it to them, saying, 

Drink ye all of it 

And they all drank of it. And he said unto 
them 

This cup is the new testament in 
my blood, which is shed for many for 
the remission of sins : this do ye, as 
oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of 



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me. But I say unto you, I will not 
drink henceforth of this fruit of the 
vine, until that day when I drink it new 
with you in my Father s kingdom. 

Let not your heart be troubled : ye 
believe in God, believe also in me. 
In my Father s house are many man- 
sions : if it were not so, I would 
have told you. I go to prepare a 
place for you. And if I go and pre- 
pare a place for you, I will come 
again, and receive you unto myself; 
that where I am, there ye may be 
also. And whither I go ye know, 
and the way ye know. 

Thomas saith. unto him, Lord, we know not 
whither thou goest; and how can we know the 
way. Jesus saith unto him, 

I am the way, the truth, and the 
life : no man cometh unto the Father, 
but by me. If ye had known me, ye 
should have known my Father also : 
and from henceforth ye know him, 
and have seen him. 



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Philip saitli unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, 
and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, 

Have I been so long time with 
you, and yet hast thou not known 
me, PhiHp ? he that hath seen me 
hath seen the Father ; and how say- 
est thou then, Shew us the Father ? 
Believest thou not that I am in the 
Father, and the Father in me ? the 
words that I speak unto you, I speak 
not of myself: but the Father that 
dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. 
Believe me that I am in the Father, 
and the Father in me : or else be- 
lieve me for the very work s sake. 

Verily, verily, I say unto you. He 
that believeth on me, the works that 
I do shall he do also ; and greater 
works than these shall he do ; be- 
cause I go unto my Father. And 
whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, 
that will I do, that the Father may 
be glorified in the Son. If ye shall 
ask anything in my name, I will do 



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it. If ye love me keep my com- 
mandments. And I will pray the 
Father, and he shall give you another 
Comforter, that he may abide with 
you for ever; Even the Spirit of 
truth ; whom the world cannot re- 
ceive, because it seeth him not, 
neither knoweth him : but ye know 
him ; for he dwelleth with you, and 
shall be in you. 

I will not leave you comfortless ; I 
will come to you. Yet a little while, 
and the world seeth me no more ; 
but ye see me : because I live, ye 
shall live also. At that day ye shall 
know that I am in my Father, and ye 
in me, and I in you. He that hath 
my commandments, and keepeth 
them, he it is that loveth me : and he 
that loveth me shall be loved of my 
Father, and I will love him, and will 
manifest myself to him. 

Judas saith nnto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is 
it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not 



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nnto the world? Jesus answered and said unto 
him, 

If a man love me, he will keep my 
words : and my Father will love him, 
and we will come unto him, and 
make our abode with him. He that 
loveth me not keepeth not my say- 
ings : and the word which ye hear is 
not mine, but the Father s which sent 
me. These things have I spoken 
unto you, beingj)/^/" present with you. 

But the Comforter, which is the 
Holy Ghost, whom the Father will 
send in my name, he shall teach you 
all things, and bring all things to 
your remembrance, whatsoever I have 
said unto you. 

Peace I leave with you, my peace 
I give unto you : not as the world 
giveth, give I unto you. Let not 
your heart be troubled, neither let it 
be afraid. Ye have heard how I 
said unto you, I go away, and come 
agaht unto you. If ye loved me, ye 



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would rejoice, because I said, I go 
unto the Father : for my Father is 
greater than L And now I have 
told you before it come to pass, that, 
when it is come to pass, ye might 
believe. Hereafter I will not talk 
much with you : for the prince of this 
world Cometh, and hath nothing in 
me. But that the world may know 
that I love the Father ; and as the 
Father gave me commandment, even 
so I do. Arise, let us go hence. 



CHAPTER LXV. 

JESUS THE TRUE VINE HATRED OF THE WORLD. 

I AM the true vine, and my Father 
is the husbandman. Every branch 
in me that beareth not fruit he taketh 
away : and every branch that bear- 



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eth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may 
bring forth more fruit. Now ye are 
clean through the word which I have 
spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I 
in you. As the branch cannot bear 
fruit of itself, except it abide in the 
vine ; no more can ye, except ye abide 
in me. I am the vine, ye are the 
branches ; he that abideth in me, and 
I in him, the same bringeth forth 
much fruit ; for without me ye can 
do nothing. If a man abide not in 
me, he is cast forth as a branch, and 
is withered ; and men gather them, 
and cast them into the fire, and they 
are burned. 

If ye abide in me, and my words 
abide in you, ye shall ask what ye 
will, and it shall be done unto you. 
Herein is my Father glorified, that 
ye bear much fruit ; so shall ye be 
my disciples. As the Father hath 
loved me, so have I loved you : con- 



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tinue ye in my love. If ye keep my 
commandments, ye shall abide in 
my love ; even as I have kept my 
Father s commandments and abide in 
his love. These things have I spoken 
unto you, that my joy might remain 
in you, and that your joy might be full. 

This is my commandment, that ye 
love one another, as I have loved you. 
Greater love hath no man than this, 
that a man lay down his life for his 
friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do 
whatsoever I command you. Hence^ 
forth I call you not servants ; for the 
servant knoweth not what his lord 
doeth ; but I have called you friends ; 
for all things that I have heard of my 
Father I have made known unto 
you. 

Ye have not chosen me, but I have 
chosen you, and ordained you, that ye 
should go and bring forth fruit, and 
that your fruit should remain : that 
whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father 



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in my name, he may give it you. 
These things I command you, that 
ye love one another. 

If the world hate you, ye know 
that it hated me before it hated you. 

If ye were of the world, the world 
would love his own : but because ye 
are not of the world but I have chosen 
you out of the world, therefore the 
world hateth you. 

Remember the word that I said 
unto you. The servant is not greater 
than his lord. If they have persecu- 
ted me, they will also persecute you ; 
if they have kept my saying, they 
will keep yours also. But all these 
things will they do unto you for my 
name s sake, because they know not 
him that sent me. 

If I had not come and spoken unto 
them, they had not had sin : but now 
they have no cloak for their sin. He 
that hateth me hateth my Father 
also. 



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If I had not done among them 
the works which none other man did, 
they had not had sin : but now have 
they both seen and hated both me 
and my Father. But this cometh to 
pass, that the word might be fulfilled 
that is written in their law. They ha- 
ted me without a cause. 

But when the Comforter is come, 
whom I will send unto you from the 
Father, even the Spirit of truth, 
which proceedeth from the Father, 
he shall testify of me: and ye also 
shall bear witness, because ye have 
been with me from the beginning. 



CHAPTER LXVI. 

JESUS FOREWARNS HIS DISCIPLES. 



These things have I spoken unto 
you, that ye should not be offended. 
They shall put you out of the syna- 



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gogues : yea, the time cometh, that 
whosoever killeth you will think that 
he doeth God service. And these 
things will they do unto you, because 
they have not known the Father, nor 
me. But these things have I told 
you, that when the time shall come, 
ye may remember that I told you of 
them. And these things I said not 
unto you at the beginning, because I 
was with you. 

But now I go my way to him that 
sent me ; and none of you asketh me, 
Whither goest thou ? But because 
I have said these things unto you, 
sorrow hath filled your heart. Nev- 
ertheless I tell you the truth ; It 
is expedient for you that I go away : 
for if I go not away, the Comforter 
will not come unto you ; but if I de- 
part, I will send him unto you. And 
when he is come, he will reprove the 
world of sin, and of righteousness, 
and of judgment : of sin, because 



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they believed not on me ; of right- 
eousness, because I go to my Father, 
and ye see me no more ; of judg- 
ment, because the prince of this world 
is judged. 

I have yet many things to say 
unto you, but ye cannot bear them 
now. Howbeit when he, the spirit 
of truth, is come, he will guide you 
into all truth : for he shall not 
speak of himself; but whatsoever he 
shall hear, that shall he speak : and 
he will shew you things to come. He 
shall glorify me : for he shall receive 
of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 
All things that the Father hath are 
mine: therefore said I, that he shall 
take of mine, and shall shew // unto 
you. A little while, and ye shall not 
see me: and again, a little while, and 
ye shall see me, because I go to the 
Father. 

Then said some of his (Jisciples among themselves, 
What is this that he saith unto us, A httle while, and 



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ye shall not see me : and again, a little while, and 
ye shall see me; and. Because I go to the Father? 
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A 
little while? We cannot tell what he saith. 

Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask 
him, and said unto them, 

Do ye inquire among yourselves 
of that I said, A little while, and ye 
shall not see me : and again, a little 
while, and ye shall see me ? Verily, 
verily, I say unto you, That ye shall 
weep and lament, but the world shall 
rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but 
your sorrow shall be turned into joy. 

A woman when she is in travail 
hath sorrow, because her hour is 
come: but as soon as she is deliv- 
ered of the child, she remembereth 
no more the anguish, for joy that a 
man is born into the world. And 
ye now therefore have sorrow : but I 
will see you again, and your heart 
shall rejoice, and your joy no man 
taketh from you. 

And in that day ye shall ask me 



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nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto 
you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the 
Father in my name, he will give it 
you. Hitherto have ye asked noth- 
ing in my name : ask, and ye shall 
receive, that your joy may be full. 
These things have I spoken unto 
you in proverbs ; but the time com- 
eth, when I shall no more speak unto 
you in proverbs, but I shall shew you 
plainly of the Father. 

At that day ye shall ask in my 
name : and I say not unto you, that 
I will pray the Father for you : for 
the Father himself loveth you, be- 
cause ye have loved me, and have be- 
lieved that I came out from God. I 
came forth from the Father, and am 
come into the world : again, I leave 
the world, and go to the Father. 

His disciples saith unto him, Lo, now speakest 
thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. Now are 
we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not 
that any man should ask thee : by this we beheve that 
thou earnest forth firom God. Jesus answered them, 



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Do ye now believe ? Behold, the 
hour Cometh, yea, is now come, that 
ye shall be scattered, every man to 
his own, and shall leave me alone : 
and yet I am not alone, because the 
Father is with me. These things I 
have spoken unto you, that in me ye 
might have peace. In the world ye 
shall have tribulation : but be of good 
cheer; I have overcome the world. 



CHAPTER LXYII. 



JESUS PRAYS FOR HIS DISCIPLES — FORETELLS PETER'S 

DENIAL. 



fHESE words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to 
heaven, and said, 

Father, the hour is come ; glorify 
thy Son, that the Son also may glo- 
rify thee : As thou hast given him 
power over all flesh, that he should 
give eternal life to as many as thou 



334 

hast given him. And this is life eter- 
nal, that they might know thee, the 
only true God, and Jesus Christ 
whom thou hast sent. I have glori- 
fied thee on the earth : I have finished 
the work which thou gavest me to do. 

And now, O Father, glorify thou 
me with thine own self with the glory 
which I had with thee before the 
world was. 

I have manifested thy name unto 
the men which thou gavest me 
out of the world; thine they were, 
and thou gavest them me; and they 
have kept thy word. Now they have 
known that all things whatsoever thou 
hast given me are of thee. For I 
have given unto them the words 
which thou gavest me : and they have 
received them, and have known surely 
that I came out from thee, and they 
have beheved that thou didst send 
me. 

I pray for them: I pray not for 



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the world, but for them which thou 
hast given me ; for they are thine. 
And all mine are thine, and thine are 
mine; and I am glorified in them. 
And now I am no more in the world, 
but these are in the world, and I 
come to thee. Holy Father, keep 
through thine own name those whom 
thou hast given me, that they may be 
one, as we are. 

While I was with them in the 
world, I kept them in thy name : 
those that thou gavest me I have 
kept, and none of them is lost, but 
the son of perdition ; that the Scrip- 
ture might be fulfilled. And now 
come I to thee; and these things I 
speak in the world, that they might 
have my joy fulfilled in themselves. 

1 have given them my word ; and 
the world hath hated them, because 
they are not of the world, even as I 
am not of the world. I pray not that 
thou shouldest take them out of the 



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world, but that thou shouldest keep 
them from the evil They are not of 
the world, even as I am not of 
the world. 

Sanctify them through thy truth : 
thy word is truth. As thou hast sent 
me into the world, even so have I also 
sent them into the world. And for 
their sakes I sanctify myself, that they 
also might be sanctified through the 
truth. 

Neither pray I for these alone, but 
for them also which shall believe on 
me through their word ; that they all 
may be one ; as thou, Father, art in 
me, and I in thee, that they also may 
be one in us : that the world may be- 
lieve that thou hast sent me. And 
the glory which thou gavest me I have 
given them : that they may be one, 
even as we are one; I in them, and 
thou in me, that they may be made 
perfect in one ; and that the world 
may know that thou hast sent me, and 



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hast loved them, as thou hast loved 
me. Father, I will that they also, 
whom thou hast given me, be with 
me where I am ; that they may be- 
hold my glory, which thou hast given 
me : for thou lovedst me before the 
foundation of the world. 

O righteous Father, the world 
hath not known thee: but I have 
known thee, and these have known 
that thou hast sent me. And I have 
declared unto them thy name, and 
will declare it: that the love where- 
with thou hast loved me may be in 
them, and I in them. 

T\nien Jesus had spokeu tliese words, and when 
they had sung an hymn, he came out, and went as 
he was wont, to the mount of Olives ; and his 
disciples also followed him, over the brook Cedron. 
Then saith Jesus unto them, 

All ye shall be offended because 
of me this night : for it is written, I 
will smite the shepherd, and the 
sheep of the tlock shall be scattered 



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abroad. But after I am risen again, 
I will go before you into Galilee. 

Peter answered and said unto him, Though all 
men shall be offended because of thee, ?/et will I 
never be offended. And Jesus saith unto him, 

Verily I say unto thee, That this 
day, even in this night, before the 
cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me 
thrice. 

But he spake the more vehemently, If I should 
die with thee, I will not ^eny thee in any wise. 
Likewise also said all the disciples. 



CHAPTEE LXVIII. 



THE AGONY OF JESUS IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE. 

fHEN Cometh Jesus with them unto a place called 
Gethsemane, where was a garden, into the which 
he entered and his disciples. And when he was at 
the place, he said unto them. 

Pray that ye enter not into temp- 
tation. Sit ye here, while I go and 
pray yonder. 



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And he was witlidrawn from them about a stone's 
cast. And he took with him Peter and the two sons 
of Zebedee, James and John, and began to be sor- 
rowful and very heavy. Then saith he unto them, 

My soul IS exceeding sorrowful, 
even unto death : tarry ye here, and 
watch with me. 

And he went a Httle farther, and kneeled down, 
and fell on his face on the ground, and prayed that, 
if it were possible, the hour might pass from hini. 
And he said, 

Abba, Father, all things are pos- 
sible unto thee : O my Father, If it 
be possible, if thou be willing, remove 
this cup from me : nevertheless not 
my will, but thine, be done. 

And there appeared an angel unto him from 
heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony- 
he prayed more earnestly : and his sweat was as it 
were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. 

And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth 
them asleep, and saith unto Peter, 

Simon, sleepest thou? What, 
could ye not watch with me one hour ? 
Watch and pray, that ye enter not 
into temptation : the spirit indeed is 
willing, but the flesh is weak, 



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. He went away the second time, and grayed, and 
spake the same words : saying, 

O my Father, if this cup may not 
pass away from me, except I drink 
it, thy will be done. 

And when he returned, he found them asleep 
again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they 
what to answer him. 

And he left them, and went away again, and 
prayed the third time, saying the same words. And 
he Cometh the third time to his disciples, and saith 
unto them, 

Sleep on now, and take j)/(9^r rest : 
It is enough: behold, the hour is at 
hand, and the Son of man is be- 
trayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, 
let us be going: behold, he is at hand 
that doth betray me. 

And when he rose up from prayer and was come 
to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow, 
and said unto them, 

Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest 
ye enter into temptation. 

And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the 
place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with 
his disciples. Judas then, having received a band 



34:1. 

of mm and officers from the chief priests and Pha- 
risees, Cometh thither with lanterns, and torches 
and weapons. 

And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh 
Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great mul- 
titude with swords and staves, from the chief priests 
and the scribes and the elders of the people. 

Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should 
come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, 

Whom seek ye ? 

They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus 
saith unto them, 

1 am he. 

, And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with 
them. As soon then as he had said unto them, I 
am he^ they went backward, and fell to the ground. 
Then asked he them again, 

Whom seek ye ? 

And . they said, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus an- 
swered, 

I have told you that I am he: if 
therefore ye seek me, let these go 
their way. 

That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake. 
Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none. 



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CHAPTER LXIX. 

BETRAYAL OF JESUS — BROUGHT BEFORE THE HIGH 
PRIEST. 

fow he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, 
Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he : hold 
him fast, and lead Mm away safely. And as soon 
as he was come, he goeth straightway and drew 
near unto Jesus to kiss him : and saith. Hail, Mas- 
ter, Master ; and kissed him. And Jesus said unto 
him. 

Friend, wherefore art thou come? 
Betrayest thou the Son of man with 
a kiss ? 

Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and 
took him. 

When they, which were about him saw what 
would follow, they said unto him. Lord, shall we 
smite with the sword? And one of them that 
stood by (Simon Peter) with Jesus stretched out 
his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant 
of the high priest's, and cut off his right ear. The 
servant's name was Malchus. And Jesus answered 
and said, 

Suffer ye thus far. 

And he touched his ear and healed him. Then 
said Jesus unto Peter, 



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Put Up thy sword into the sheath: 
for all they that take the sword shall 
perish with the sword : the cup which 
my Father hath given me, shall I not 
drink it ? Thinkest thou that I cannot 
now pray to my Father, and he shall 
presently give me more than twelve 
legions of angels ? But how then shall 
the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it 
must be? 

In that same hour, Jesus said unto the chief 
priests and captains of the temple, and the elders, 
which were come to him, 

Be ye come out, as against a thief, 
with swords and staves for to take 
me ? When I was daily with you in 
the temple, ye stretched forth no 
hands against me: but this is your 
hour, and the power of darkness. 

But all this was done, that the scriptures of the 
prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples 
forsook him, and fled. 

And there followed him a certain young man, 
having a linen cloth cast about Ms naked body; and 
the young men laid hold on him: and he left the 
linen cloth and fled from them naked. 



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Then tlie band and the captain and officers of the 
Jews took Jesus and bound him, and lead him away 
to Annas first ; for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, 
which was the high priest that same year. Now 
Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, 
that it was expedient that one man should die for 
the people. And they that had laid hold on Jesus led 
him away to Caiaphas the high priest, and brought 
him into the high priest's house. 

And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did 
another disciple : that disciple was known unto the 
high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace 
of the high priest. But Peter stood at the door 
without. Then went out that other disciple, which 
was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her 
that kept the door, and brought in Peter. 

The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, 
and of his doctrine. Jesus answered him, 

I Spake openly to the world ; I ever 
taught in the synagogue, and in the 
temple, whither the Jews always re- 
sort: and in secret have I said noth- 
ing. Why askest thou me ? ask them 
which heard me, what I have said 
unto them : behold, they know what 
I said. 

And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers 
which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his 
hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so ? 
Jesus answered him, 



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If I have spoken evil, bear witness 
of the evil : but if well, why smitest 
thou me? 

Now Annas had sent him bound nnto Caiaphas 
the high priest. And with him were assembled all 
the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. 
And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace 
of the high priest. And when they had kindled a 
fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down to- 
gether, Peter sat down among the servants, and 
warmed himself at the fire, to see the end. 



CHAPTER LXX. 

JESUS EXAMINED BY THE SANHEDRIM — PETER DENIES HIM. 

few the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, 
sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to 
death ; but found none : yea, though many false 
witnesses came, yet found they none : their wit- 
ness agreed not together. At the last came two 
false witnesses, and bare false witness against him, 
saying. We heard him say, I am able to destroy 
the temple of God, that is made with hands, and 
within three days I will build another made without 
hands. But neither so did their witness agree to- 
gether. 

And the high priest stood up in the midst, and 
asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing ? what 



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is it which these witness cagainst thee? But he held 
his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high 
priest asked him, and said unto Mm, I adjure thee by 
the hving God, that thou tell us whether thou be 
the Christ, the Son of God, the Son of the Blessed? 
Jesus saith unto him. 

Thou hast said : nevertheless say 
I unto you, Hereafter shall you see 
the Son of man sitting on the right 
hand of power, and coming in the 
clouds of heaven. 

Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He 
hath spoken blasphemy ; what further need have we 
of witnesses ? behold, now ye have heard his blas- 
phemy. What think ye ? And they all condemned 
him to be guilty of death. 

And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and 
smote him. And some began to spit on him, and to 
cover his face, and to buffet him. And when they 
had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, 
and others smote him with the palms of their hands, 
saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he 
that smote thee ? And many other things blasphe- 
mously spake they against him. 

And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there 
cometh one of the maids of the high priest : (the 
damsel that kept the door ;) and when she saw Peter, 
as he sat by the fire, warming himself, she looked 
upon him, and said. And thou also wast with Jesus 
of Nazareth. Art thou not also one of this man's 
disciples? 



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But he denied before them all, saying, Woman, I 
know him not, neither understand I what thou saj- 
est. And he went out into the porch; and the cock 
crew. 

And the servants and officers stood there, who 
had made a fire of coals : for it was cold : and they 
warmed themselves : and Peter stood with them, and 
warmed himseK. And after a little while, when 
he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw 
him, and said unto them that were there, This is one 
of them, this fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. 

They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also 
one of his disciples? And again he denied with an 
oath, I do not know the man. 

And about the space of an hour after, they that 
stood by said again to Peter, Surely, thou art one of 
them: for thou art a Galileean, and and speech 
agreeth thereto. One of the servants of the high 
priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, 
saith. Did not I see thee in the garden with him? 
But he began to curse and to swear, saying^ I know 
not this man of whom ye speak. And immediately 
the second time, while he yet spake, the cock crew. 

And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. 
And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how 
he had said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, 
thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought 
thereon, he went out, and wept bitterly 



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CHAPTER LXXI. 

EXAMINATION CONTINUED — JUDAS REPENTS — JESUS 
SCOURGED. 

tND as soon as it was day, the elders of tlie people 
_^ and the chief priests and the scribes came to- 
gether, and led him into their council, saying, Art 
thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, 

If I tell you, ye will not believe: 
and if I also ask you, ye will not 
answer me, nor let me go. Hereafter 
shall the Son of man sit on the right 
hand of the power of God. 

Then said they all. Art thou then the Son of God ? 
And he said unto them, 

Ye say that I am. 

And they said, What need we any further witness? 
for we ourselves have heard of his 'own mouth. 

And straightway, when the morning was come, all 
the chief priests held a consultation with the elders 
of the people, and scribes, and the whole council, 
against Jesus, to put him to death: And when they 
had bound him, the whole multitude of them arose 
and led him away from Caiaphas unto the hall of 



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judgment: and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the 
governor : and it was early. 

Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw 
that he was condemned, repented himself, and 
brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief 
priests and elders, saying, I have sinned in that I 
have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, 
What zs that to us? see thou to that. And he cast 
down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, 
and went and hanged himself 

And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and 
said. It is not lawful for to put them into the trea- 
sury, because it is the price of blood. And they 
took counsel, and bought with them the potters field, 
to bury strangers in. Wherefore that field was called, 
The field of blood, unto this day. 

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by 
Jeremy the prophet, saying. And they took the 
thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was 
valued, whom they of the children of Israel did 
value* and gave them for the potter's field, as the 
Lord appointed me. 

And they themselves went not into the judgment 
hall, lest they should be defiled, but that they might 
eat the passover. Pilate then went out unto them, and 
said. What accusation bring ye against this man ? 
They answered and saith unto him, If he were not a 
malefactor, we would not have dehvered him up 
unto thee. Then said Pilate uuto them, Take ye 
him, and judge him according to your law. The 
Jews therefore said unto him. It is not lawful for us 
to put any man to death; that the saying of Jesus 
might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what 
death he should die. 



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Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, 
and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the 
King of the Jews? Jesus answered him, 

Sayest thou this thing of thyself, 
or did others tell it thee of me ? 

Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation 
and the chief priests have delivered thee unto. me: 
what hast thou done? Jesus answered. 

My kingdom is not of this world : 
if my kingdom were of this world, 
then would my servants fight, that I 
should not be delivered to the Jews: 
but now is my kingdom not from 
hence. 

Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king 
then? Jesus answered. 

Thou sayest that I am a king. To 
this end was I born, and for this 
cause came I into the world, that I 
should bear witness unto the truth. 
Every one that is of the truth heareth 
my voice. 

Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when 
he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, 
and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at alL 



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But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you 
one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release 
unto you the King of the Jews ? Then cried they 
all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now 
Barabbas was a robber. 

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged 
him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and 
put it on his head, and they put on him a purple 
robe, and said, Hail, King of the Jews 1 and they 
smote him with their hands. 

Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto 
them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may 
know that I find no fault in him. Then came Jesus 
forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple 
robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! 

When the chief priests therefore and officers saw 
him, they cried out, saying. Crucify him^ crucify him. 
Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: 
for I find no fault in him. The Jews answered him, 
We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, be- 
cause he made himself the Son of God. 

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was 
the more afraid; and went again into the judgment 
hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But 
Jesus gave him no answer. Then saith Pilate unto 
him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not 
that I have power to crucify thee, and have power 
to release thee? Jesus answered, 

Thou couldest have no power at 
all against me, except it were given 
thee from above: therefore he that 



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delivered me unto thee hath the 
greater sin. 

And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him : 
but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man 
go, thou art not Cesar's friend : whosoever maketh 
himself a king speaketh against Cesar. 

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he 
brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment 
seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in 
the Hebrew, Gabbatha. And it was the preparation 
of the passover, and about the sixth hour. 



CHAPTER LXXn. 

JESUS BEFORE HEROD MESSAGE TO PILATE FROM HIS 

WIFE. 

^ND Jesus stood before the governor: and they 
^ began to accuse him, saying. We found this fel- 
low perverting the nation, and forbidding to give 
tribute to Cesar, saying that he himself is Christ a 
King And Pilate the governor, asked him, saying, 
Art thou the King of the Jews ? And Jesus saith 
unto him. 

Thou sayest 

And the chief priests accused him of many things: 
and when he was accused of the chief priests and 
elders, he answered nothing. 

And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest 
thou nothing? hearest thou not how many things 



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they witness against thee? And lie answered him 
to never a word ; insomuch that the governor mar- 
velled greatly. 

Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the. 
people, I find no fault in this man. And they were 
the more fierce, saying, He stireth up the people, 
teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Gali- 
lee to this place. 

When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether 
the man were a Galileean. And as soon as he knew 
that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent 
him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem 
at that time. And when Herod saw Jesus, he was 
exceeding glad : for he was desirous to see him of 
a long season^ because he had heard many things of 
him ; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done 
by him. Then he questioned with him in many 
words; but he answered him nothing. And the 
chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently 
accused him. 

And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, 
and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous 
robe, and sent him again to Pilate. 

And the same day Pilate and Herod were made 
Mends together: for before they were at enmity 
between themselves. 

And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King ! 
But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, 
crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify 
your King? The chief priests answered, We 
have no king but Cesar. 

And Pilate, when he had called together the chief 
priests and the rulers and the people, said unto 
them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one 



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that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having 
examined him before you, have found no fault in 
this man touching those things whereof ye accuse 
him: No, nor yet Herod, for I sent you to him; 
and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him. 
I will therefore chastise him, and release hi7n. 

Now at that feast the governor was wont to release 
unto the people one prisoner, whomsoever they de- 
sired. (For of necessity he must release one unto 
them at the feast.) And they had then a notable 
prisoner, called Barabbas, which lay bound with them 
that had made insurrection with him, who had com- 
mitted murder in the insurrection. 

And the multitude crying aloud began to desire 
him to do as he had ever done unto them. Therefore 
when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto 
them. Whom will ye that I release unto you ? Barab- 
bas, or Jesus which is called Christ, the king of the 
Jews? For he knew that the chief priests had de- 
livered him for envy. 

When he was set down on the judgment seat, 
his wife sent unto him, saying. Have thou nothing 
to do with that just man: for I have suffered many 
things this day in a dream because of him. But 
the chief priests and elders persuaded the mul- 
titude that they should ask, that he should rather 
release Barabbas unto them, and destroy Jesus. And 
they cried out all at once, saying. Away with this 
man, and release unto us Barabbas: (Who for a 
certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, 
was cast into prison.) 

Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake 
again to them. Whether of the twain will ye that 
I release unto you ? They said Barabbas. Pilate 



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saith unto them^ What shall I do then with Jesus 
which is called Christ ? unto Mm whom ye call the 
King of the Jews ? And they cried out again, say- 
ing, Crucify him ; let him be crucified. 

And the governor said unto them the third time, 
Why, what evil hath he done ? I have found no 
cause of death in him : I will therefore chastise him, 
and let him go. And they were instant with loud 
voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And 
they cried out the more exceedingly. Crucify him. 

When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, 
but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, 
and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, 
I am innocent of the blood of this just person : see 
ye to it. Then answered all the people, and said, 
His blood he on us, and on our children. And the 
voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. 
And so Pilate, willing to content the people, gave 
sentence that it should be as they required. 

And he released unto them him that for sedition 
and murder was cast into prison, whom they had 
desired; but he delivered Jesus, when he had 
scourged him^ to their will, to be crucified. 



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CHAPTEE LXXIIL 

JESUS CRUCIFIED — HE PRAYS FOR HIS ENEMIES. 

fHEN tlie soldiers of the governor took Jesus into 
the common hall, called Pretorium ; and gathered 
unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they 
stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 

And when they had platted a crown of thorns, 
they put it on his head, and a reed in his right 
hand : and they bowed the knee before him, and be- 
gan to salute him, and mocked him, saying,Hail, King 
of the Jews! And they smote him on the head with 
a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their 
knees worshipped him. And when they had mocked 
him, they took off the purple from him, and put his 
own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. 

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon 
one Simon, a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out 
of the country, the father of Alexander and R-ufiis: 
him they compelled, and on him they laid the cross, 
that he might bear it after Jesus. 

And there followed him a great company of 
people, and of women, which also bewailed and la- 
mented him. But Jesus turning unto them said, 

Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not 
for me, but weep for yourselves, and 
for your children. For, behold, the 



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days are coming, in the which they 
shall say, blessed are the barren, and 
the wombs that never bare, and the 
paps that never gave suck. Then 
shall they begin to say to the moun- 
tains, Fall on us: and to the hills. 
Governs. For if they do these things 
in a green tree, what shall be done 
in the dry. 

And there were also two other malefactors, led 
with him to be put to death. And he bearing his 
cross went forth, and when they were come to a 
place called Golgotha, which is called Calvary, which 
is, being interpreted, the place of a skull, they gave 
him vinegar to drink mingled with gall : and when 
he had tasted thereof^ he would not drink. 
- There they crucified him, and two malefactors 
with him, one on the right hand, and the other on 
the left, and Jesus in the midst. Then said Jesus, 

Father, forgive them; for they 
know not what they do. 

And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. 
And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH 
THE KING OF THE JEWS. This title then read 
many of the Jews : for the place where Jesus was 
crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written 
in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. Then said the chief 
priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King 



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of the Jews ; lont that he said, I am King of the 
Jews. Pilate answered, What I have written, I have 
written. 

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, 
took his garments, and made four parts, to every sol- 
dier a part ; and also Ms coat: now the coat was with- 
out seam, woven from the top throughout. They said 
therefore among themselves. Let us not rend it, but 
cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scrip- 
ture might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the 
prophet. They parted my garments among them, and 
upon my vesture did they cast lots. These things 
therefore the soldiers did. And it was the third hour, 
and they crucified him. 

And sitting down they watched him there, and 
set up over his head his accusation. And the super- 
scription of his accusation was written over, THIS 
IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. And with 
him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right 
hand, and the other on his left. And the scripture 
was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered 
with the transgressors. 



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CHAPTER LXXIV, 

THE TWO THIEVES — ^JESUS THIRSTS — HE GIVES UP THE 

GHOST. 

tND the people stood beholding. And they that 
passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, 
and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and 
buildest it in three days. Save thyself. If thou be 
the Son of God, come down from the cross. 

Likewise also the chief priests mocking him^ with 
the scribes and elders, and the rulers also with them 
derided Mm^ saying. He saved others; himself he 
cannot save. Let him save himself, if he be Christ, 
the chosen of God. If he be the King of Israel, 
let him now come down from the cross, that we may 
see, and we will believe him. He trusted in God ; 
let him deliver him now, if he will have him : for 
he said, I am the Son of God. 

And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, 
and offering him vinegar, and saying, If thou be the 
King of the Jews, save thyself And a superscrip- 
tion also was written over him in letters of Greek, 
and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OP 
THE JEWS. 

, The thieves also, which were crucified with him, 
cast the same in his teeth. And one of the malefac- 
tors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If 
thou be Christ, save thyself and us. 



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But the other answering rebuked him, saying, 
Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same 
condemnation? And we indeed justly ; for we re- 
ceive the due reward of our deeds: but this man 
hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, 
Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy 
kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, 

Verily I say unto thee, to day shalt 
thou be with me in paradise. 

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, 
and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, 
and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw 
his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom 
he loved, he saith unto his mother, 

Woman, behold thy son! 

Then saith he to the disciple, 

Behold thy mother ! 

And from that hour that disciple took her unto 
his own home. 

And when the sixth hour was come, there was 
darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 
And the sun was darkened, and about the ninth 
hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, 

Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani ? 

which is, being interpreted. My God, my God, why 
hast thou forsaken me? And some of them that 
stood by, when they heard eV, said, Behold, he call- 



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eth for Elias. After this, Jesus knowing tliat all 
things were now accomplished, that the scripture 
might be fulfilled, saith, 

I thirst. 

Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and 
straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, 
and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and 
gave him to drink. The rest said, Let be, let us see 
whether Elias will come to save him. When Jesus 
therefore had received the vinegar, he said. 

It is finished. 

And the vail of the temple was rent in the midst. 
And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he 
said, 

Father, into thy hands I commend 
my spirit ! 

And having said thus, he bowed his head, and 
gave up the ghost. 



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CHAPTER LXXY. 

JESUS TAKEN DOWN FROM THE CROSS — BURIED — ^TOMB 

SEALED. 

fND, behold, the vail of the temple was rent in 
twain from the top to the bottom ; and the earth 
did quake, and the rocks rent ; and the graves were 
opened ; and many bodies of the saints which slept 
arose, and came out of the graves after his resur- 
rection, and went into the holy city, and appeared 
unto many. 

And when the centurion, which stood over against 
him, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, 
saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, 
that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, they 
feared greatly, saying. Truly this was the Son of 
God. And all the people that came together to 
that sight, beholding the things which were done, 
smote their breasts, and returned. And all his ac- 
quaintance, and the women that followed Jesus from 
Galilee, ministering unto him, stood afaroff,beholding 
these things; among whom was Mary Magdalene, 
and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, 
and Salome, the mother of Zebedee's children ; (who 
also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and 
ministered unto him ;) and many other women which 
came up with him unto Jerusalem. 

The Jews therefore, because it was the prepara- 
tion, that the bodies should not remain upon the 



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cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was 
an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might 
be broken, and that they might be taken away. 

Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the 
first, and of the other which was crucified with him. 
But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was 
dead already, they brake not his legs : but one of 
the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forth- 
with came thereout blood and water. And he that saw 
it bare record, and his record is true : and he knoweth 
that he saith true, that ye might believe. For these 
things were done, that the scripture should be ful- 
filled, A bone of him shall not be broken. And 
again another scripture saith, They shall look on 
him whom they pierced. 

And after this, when the even was come, because 
it was the preparation, that is, the day before the 
sabbath, there came a rich man of Arimathea named 
Joseph, an honorable counsellor, and he was a good 
man, and a just: (the same had not consented to 
the counsel and deed of them ;) he was of Arimathea, 
a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for 
the kingdom of God, being a disciple of Jesus, but 
secretly for fear of the Jews. This man went in 
boldly into Pilate, and begged that he might take 
away the body of Jesus. 

And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead; 
and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him 
whether he had been any while dead. And when 
he knew it of the centurion, then Pilate commanded 
the body to be delivered unto Joseph. He came 
therefore, and took the body of Jesus. 

And there came also Nicodemus, which at the 
first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture 



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of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. 
And when Joseph had taken the body down, lie 
wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, with the spices, 
as the manner of the Jews is to bury. 

Now in the place where he was crucified there 
was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, 
wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they 
Jesus therefore in his own new tomb which he had 
hewn out in the rock : because of the Jews' prepa- 
ration day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand : and 
he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre 
and departed. And that day was the preparation 
and the sabbath drew on. 

And the women also, Mary Magdalene and the 
other Mary, the mother of Joses, which came with 
him from Galilee, followed after, and sitting over 
against the sepulchre, beheld the sepulchre, and how 
his body was laid. And they returned, and pre- 
pared spices and ointments ; and rested the sabbath 
day according to the commandment. 

Now the next day, that followed the day of the 
preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came 
together unto Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember that 
that deceiver said, while he was yet alive. After three 
days I will rise again. Command therefore that the 
sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his 
disciples come by night, and steal him away, and 
say unto the people. He is risen from the dead : so 
the last error shall be worse than the first. 

Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your 
way, make it as sure as ye can. So they went, and 
made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and set- 
ting a watch. 



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CHAPTER LXXYI 



SND when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, 
and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had 
bought sweet spices, that they might come and an- 
noint him. 

In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn to- 
wards the first day of the week, came Mary Magda- 
lene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre, at thq 
rising of the sun. And, behold, there was a great 
earthquake : for the angel of the Lord descended 
from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone 
from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was 
like lightning, and his raiment white as snow : and 
for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became 
as dead men. 

And they said among themselves. Who shall roll 
us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? 
And when they looked, they saw that the stone was 
rolled away : for it was very great. 

And the angel answered and said unto the women, 
Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which 
was crucified. He is not here : for he is risen, as he 
said, Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 

And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young 
man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white 
garment; and they were affrighted. And he saith 



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unto them, Be not afirighted : Ye seek Jesus of Na- 
zareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not 
here: behold the place where they laid him. But 
go your way quickly, and tell his disciples, and Peter, 
that he is risen from the dead ; and behold, he goeth 
before you into Galilee ; there shall ye see him, as 
he said unto you : lo, I have told you. 

And they went out quickly, and fled from the 
sepulchre, with fear and great joy ; for they trembled 
and were amazed; and did run to bring his dis- 
ciples word: neither said they anything to any ;??aw; 
for they were afraid. 

Now when they were going, behold, some of the 
watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief 
priests all the things that were done. And when 
they were assembled with the elders, and had taken 
counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, 
saying. Say ye. His disciples came by night, and 
stole him aivay while we slept. And if this come to 
the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure 
you. So they took the money, and did as they were 
taught : and this saying is commonly reported among 
the Jews until this day. 

Now upon the first day of the week, very early 
in the mornmg, they came unto the sepulchre, bring- 
ing the spices which they had prepared, and certain 
others with them. And they found the stone rolled 
away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and 
found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 

And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed 
thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shin- 
ing garments : and as they were afraid, and bowed 
down ilieir faces to the earth, they said unto them, 
Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is 



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not here, but is risen ; remember how he spake unto 
you when he was yet in GaHlee, saying, The Son of 
man must be dehvered into the hands of sinful men, 
and be crucified, and the third day rise again. 

And they remembered his words, and returned 
from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto 
the eleven, and to all the rest. And their words 
seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed thenx 
not 



CHAPTER LXXYIl. 

MARY MAGDALENE AND OTHERS VISIT THE SEPULCHRE. 

fHE first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene 
early, when it was yet dark, unto the cepulchre, 
and seeththe stone taken away from the sepulchre. 
Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and 
to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith, 
unto them. They have taken away the Lord out of 
the sepulchre aud we know not where they have 
laid him. 

It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary 
the mother of James, and other women that were with 
them, which told these things unto the apostles. 

Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, 
and came to the sepulchre. So they ran both to- 
gether : and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and 
came first to the sepulchre. And he stooping down, 
and looking in^ saw the linen clothes lying ; yet went 
he not in. 



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Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and 
went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes 
lie, and the napkin, that was about his head, not 
lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together 
in a place by itself. Then went in also that other 
disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he 
saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the 
scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. 

Then the disciples went away again unto their 
own home, (Peter) wondering in himself at that 
which was come to pass. 

But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: 
and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into 
the sepulchre, and seeth two angels in white sit- 
ting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, 
where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say 
unto her. Woman, Why weepest thou? She saith 
unto them. Because they have taken away my Lord, 
and I know not where they have laid him. 

(Now when Jesus was risen early the firs' day of 
the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, 
out of whom he had cast seven devils.) And when 
she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw 
Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus 
saith unto her, 

Woman, why weepest thou ? 
whom seekest thou ? 

She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto 
him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me 
where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. 
Jesus saith unto her, 



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Mary. 



She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni: 
which is to say, Master. Jesus said unto her, 

Touch me not ; for I am not yet 
ascended to my Father: but go to 
my brethren, and say unto them, I 
ascend unto my Father, and your 
Father; and to my God, and your 
God. 

And she went and told the disciples that had been 
with him, as they mourned and wept, that she had 
seen the Lord, and thai he had spoken these things 
unto her. And they, when they had heard that he 
was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. 



CHAPTER LXXVIIL 

JOURNEY TO EMMAUS INCREDULITY OF THOMAS. 

fFTER that he appeared in another form unto two 
of them, that same day, as they walked, and 
went into the country, to a village called Emmaus, 
which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. 
And they talked together of aU these things which 
had happened. 



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And it came to pass, that, while they communed 
together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and 
Went with them. But their eyes were holden that 
they should not know him. And he said unto 
them, 

What manner of communications 
are these that ye have one to another, 
as ye walk, and are sad ? 

And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, 
answering, said unto him. Art thou only a stranger 
in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which 
are come to pass there in these days? And he said 
unto them, 

What things ? 

And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of 
Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and 
word before God and all the people : and how the 
chief priests and our rulers dehvered him to be con- 
demned to death, and have crucified him. 

But we trusted that it had been he which should 
have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day 
is the third day since these things were done. Yea, 
and certain women also of our company made us 
astonished, which were early at the sepulchre ; and 
when they found not his body, they came saying, 
that they had also seen a vision of angels, which 
said that he was alive. And certain of them which 
were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it 
even so as the women had said: but him they saw 
not. Then said he unto them, 



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O fools, and slow of heart to be- 
lieve all that the prophets have 
spoken : ought not Christ to have 
suffered these things, and to enter 
into his glory ? 

And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he 
expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things 
concerning himself. 

And they drew nigh unto the village whither they 
went : and he made as though he would have gone 
further. But they constrained him, saying, Abide 
with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is 
far spent. And he went in to tarry with them. 

And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, 
he took bread, and blessed it^ and brake, and gave 
to them. And their eyes were opened, and they 
knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. 

And they said one to another. Did not our heart 
burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, 
and while he opened to us the scriptures? 

And they rose up the same hour, and returned to 
Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, 
and them that were with them, saying, The Lord is 
risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. And 
they told what things were done in the way, and how 
he was known of them in breaking of bread : neither 
believed they them. 

And as they thus spake, the same day at evening, 
being the first day of the week, when the doors -were 
shut where the diticiples were assembled for fear of 



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the Jews, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, 
and saith unto them, 

Peace be unto you. 

But they were terrified and affrighted, and sup- 
posed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto 
them, 

Why are ye troubled ? and why 
do thoughts arise in your hearts ? 
Behold my hands and my feet, that 
it is I myself: handle me, and see; 
for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, 
as ye see me have. 

And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them 
Ms hands, and his feet, and his side. Then were the 
disciples glad when they saw the Lord. 

And while they yet believed not for joy, and 
wondered, he said unto them. 

Have ye here any meat ? 

And they gave him a piece of broiled fish, an^ 
of an honeycomb. And he took it^ and did eat be- 
fore them. Then said Jesus to them again, 

Peace be unto you : as my Father 
hath sent me, even so send I you. 

And when he had said this, he breathed on ihem^ 
and «aid unto them, 



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Receive ye the holy Ghost Whose 
soever sins ye remit, they are remit- 
ted unto them ; and whose soever 
sins ye retain, they are retained. 

But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Dydimus,, 
was not with them when Jesus came. The other 
disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the 
Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in 
his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger 
into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into 
his side, I will not believe. 

And after eight days again his disciples were 
within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, 
the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, as they 
sat at meat, and said. 

Peace be unto you ; 

and upbraided them with their unbelief and hard- 
ness of heart, because they believed not them which 
had seen him after he was risen. Then saith he to 
Thomas, 

Reach hither thy finger, and be- 
hold my hands ; and reach hither 
thy hand, and thrust it into my side: 
and be not faithless, but believing. 

And Thomas answered and said unto him, My 
Lord and my God. Jesus said unto him, 

Thomas, because thou hast seen 



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me, thou hast believed: blessed are 
they that have not seen, and jv^^ have 
believed. 

And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, 
Jesus met them, saying, 

All hall 

And they came and held him by the feet, and 
worshipped him. Then said Jesus unto them, 

Be not afraid ; go tell my brethren 
that they go into Galilee, and there 
shall they see me. 



CHAPTER LXXIX. 

JESUS APPEARS TO THE ELEVEN ; THEN TO FIVE HUNDRED 
BRETHREN AT ONCE. 

fHEN the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, 
into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. 
And when they saw him, they worshipped him : but 
some doubted. 

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying. 

All power is given unto me in 
heaven and in earth. Go ye there- 



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fore, and teach all nations, baptizing 
them in the name of the Father, and 
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 
teaching them to observe all things 
whatsoever I have commanded you : 
and, lo, I am with you alway, even 
unto the end of the world. Amen. 

After that he was seen of above five hundred 
brethren at once. 

After these things Jesus showed himself again to 
the disciples at the sea of Tiberias ; and on this wise 
shewed he himself. 

There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas 
called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, 
and the 8om of Zebedee, and two other of his dis- 
ciples. 

Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They 
say unto him. We also go with thee. They went 
forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and 
that night they caught nothing. But when the morn- 
ing was now come, Jesus stood on the shore : but 
the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. Then Jesus 
saith unto them, 

Children, have ye any meat ? 

They answered him, No, And he said unto them, 

Cast the net on the right side of 
the ship, and ye shall find. 



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They cast therefore, and now they were not able 
to draw it for the multitude of fishes. 

Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith 
unto Peter, it is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter 
heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat 
unto him^ (for he was naked,) and did cast himself 
into the sea. And the other disciples came in a 
little ship ; (for they were not far from land, but as 
it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with 
fishes. As soon as they were come to land, they 
saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and 
bread. Jesus saith unto them. 

Bring of the fish which ye have 
now caught. 

Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land 
full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three : 
and for all there were so many, yet was not the net 
broken. Jesus saith unto them. 

Come and dine. 

And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who 
art thou? knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus then 
cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish 
likewise. This is now the third time that Jesus 
shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was 
risen from the dead. So when they had dined, Jesus 
saith to Simon Peter, 

.Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou 
me more than these ? 



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He saitli unto liim, Yea, Lord ; thou knowest that 
I love thee. He saith unto him, 

Feed my lambs. 

He saith to him the second time, 

Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou 
me? 

He saith unto him, Yea, Lord ; thou knowest that 
I love thee. He saith unto him, 

Feed my sheep. 

He saith unto him the third time, 

Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou 
me? 

Peter was grieved because he said unto him the 
third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him. 
Lord, thou knowest all things ; thou knowest that I 
love thee. Jesus saith unto him, 

Feed my sheep. 

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, 
When thou wast young, thou girdedst 
thyself, and walkedst whither thou 
wouldest; but when thou shalt be 
old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, 
and another shall gird thee, and 
carry thee whither thou wouldest not 



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This spake he, signifying by what death he should 
glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith 
unto him, 

Follow me. 

Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom 
Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his 
breast at supper, and said. Lord, which is he that 
betrayeth thee? Peter seeing him, saith to Jesus, 
Lord, and what shall this man do? Jesus saith unto 
him, 

If I will that he tarry till I come, 
what is that to thee? follow thou 
me. 

Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, 
that that disciple should not die : yet Jesus said not 
unto him, He shall not die ; but, If I will that he 
tarry till I come, what is that to thee? This is the 
disciple which testifieth of these things : and wrote 
these things: and we know that his testimony is 
true. After that he was seen of James. 



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CHAPTEH LXXX. 

THE ASCENSION OF JESUS — INCIDENTS. 

fND (Jesui), being assembled together with theni, 
commanded them that they should not depart 
ti'om Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the 
Father, which, saiih he^ ye have heard of me. And 
he said unto them, 

These are the words which I spake 
unto you, while I was yet with you, 
that all things must be fulfilled, which 
were written in the Law of Moses, 
and m the prophets, and m the 
Psalms, concerning me. 

Then opened he their understanding, that they 
might understand the scriptures, and said unto 
them, 

Thus it is written, and thus it be- 
hoved Christ to suffer, and to rise 
from the dead the third day: and 
that repentance and remission of sins 
should be preached in his name 



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among all nations, beginning at Je^ 
rusalem. And ye are witnesses of 
these things. 

And, behold, I send the promise 
of my Father upon you; but tarry 
ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye 
be endued with power from on high. 
For John truly baptized with water; 
but ye shall be baptized with the Holy 
Ghost ynot many days hence. 

When they therefore were come together, they 
asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time 
restore again the kingdom to Israel ? And he said 
unto them, 

It is not for you to know the times 
or the seasons, which the Father hath 
put in his own power. But ye shall 
receive power, after that the Holy 
Ghost is come upon you: and ye 
shall be witnesses unto me both in 
Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and In 
Samaria, and unto the uttermost part 
of the earth. 

And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he 
said unto them, 



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Go ye into all the world, and preach 
the gospel to every creature. He that 
believeth and is baptized shall be 
saved ; but he that believeth not shall 
be damned. And these signs shall 
follow them that believe; In my 
name shall they cast out devils ; they 
shall speak wath new tongues ; they 
shall take up serpents ; and if they 
drink any deadly thing, it shall not 
hurt them ; they shall lay hands on 
the sick, and they shall recover. 

So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he 
lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came 
to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from 
them, and while they beheld, he was taken up ; and 
a cloud received him out of their sight ; he was re- 
ceived up into heaven, and sat on the right hand 
of God. 

And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven 
as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in 
white apparel ; which also said. Ye men of Galilee, 
why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same 
Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall 
so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into 
heaven. 

And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusa- 
lem with great joy : from the mount called Olivet, 



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which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey; 
and were continually in the temple, praising and 
blessing God. Amen. 

And many other signs truly did Jesus in the pres- 
ence of his disciples, which are not written in this 
book : But these are written, that ye might beheve 
that Jesus is the Christ, the son of God; and that 
believing ye might have life through his name. 

And there are also many other things which Jesus 
did, the which, if they should be written every one, 
I suppose that even the world itself could not con- 
tain the books that should be written. Amen. 

And they went forth, and preached every where, 
the Lord working with them, and confirming the 
word with signs following. Amen. 



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CONCLUSIOIvr. 



tESUS has now conquered death, and ascended, 
where " He ever Hveth to make intercession for 
us." We no more mark his footsteps, or hear his 
voice amid the hills and valleys of the Promised 
Land ; but in the groves of immortal bliss, he is 
worshipped by adoring angels, and by the "spirits 
of just men made perfect.'* 

There, Moses and EUas, Peter, James and John, 
" walk with him in white " and in a more exalted 
sense than when on the Mount of Transfiguration, 
exclaim, "Master, it is good for us to be here." 
And with these, 

The saints of all ages in harmony meet, 
Their Saviour and brethren transported to greet ; 
While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, 
And the smile of our Jesus is the feast of the souL" 

But while we linger on these mortal shores, other 
words, from the lips of Jesus, still fall upon our 
ears. 

When Paul was on his way to the feast of the 
Passover at Jerusalem, he tarried for a brief space 
at Ephesua. Here he called together the elders of 
the church, and gave them an account of his labors, 
and exhorted them to diligence in the cause of 
their Master. And in that memorable farewell ad- 
dress, while urging upon the strong the duty of 
supporting the weak, he enforces his doctrine, by 



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reminding tliem of the "words of the Lord Jesus," 
where he says, 

It IS more blessed to give than to 
receive. 

John was banished to the Isle of Patmos, for the 
word of God, and the testimony of Jesus. In a 
vision, he saw one like unto the Son of man, walking 
in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks. His 
hair was like wool, white as snow ; his eyes as a 
flame of fire ; his feet like fine brass, as if they 
burned in a furnace ; and his voice Hke the sound 
of many waters. 

In his right hand were seven stars : and out of his 
mouth went a two edged sword : and his counte- 
nance was as the sun shining in his strength. And 
when John saw him, he fell at his feet as one dead. 
But Jesus laid his right hand upon him saying : 

Fear not ; I am the first and the 
last : / am he that liveth, and was 
dead ; and, behold, I am alive for- 
ever more, Amen; and have the 
keys of hell and of death. Write 
the things which thou hast seen, and 
the things which are, and the 
things which shall be hereafter; the 
mystery of the seven stars which 
thou sawest in my right hand, and 



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the seven golden candlesticks. The 
seven stars are the angels of the 
seven churches; and the seven 
candlesticks which thou sawest are 
the SQvcn churches. 

And these are the words which he commanded 
John to write to the angels, or ministers, of the seven 
chnrches. 

To the church in Ephesns, write : 

I know thy works, and thy labor, 
and thy patience, and how thou 
canst not bear them which are evil : 
and thou hast tried them which say 
they are apostles and are not, and 
hast found them liars : and hast borne, 
and hast patience, and for my name's 
sake hast labored, and hast not 
fainted. Nevertheless I have some- 
what against thee, because thou hast 
left thy first love. Remember, there- 
fore from whence thou are fallen, and 
repent, and do thy first works; or 
else I will come unto thee quickly, 
and will remove thy candlestick out 



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of his place, except thou repent. But 
this thou hast, that thou hatest the 
deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I 
also hate. 

To the churcli of Smyrna, write : 

I know thy works, and tribulation, 
and poverty, but thou art rich ; and 
/ know the blasphemy of them which 
say they are Jews, and are not, but 
a7^e the synagogue of Satan.. Fear 
none of those things which thou 
shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall 
cast some of you into prison, that ye 
may be tried ; and ye shall have 
tribulation ten days : be thou faithful 
unto death, and I will give thee a 
crown of life. 

To the church in Pergamos, write : 

I know thy works, and where 
thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat 
is : and thou boldest fast my name, 
and hast not denied my faith, even 
in those days wherein Antipas was 



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my faithful martyr, who was slain 
among you, where Satan dwelleth. 
But I have a few things against thee, 
because thou hast there them that 
hold the doctrine of Balaam, who 
taught Balak to cast a stumbling- 
block before the children of Israel, to 
eat things sacrificed unto idols, and 
to commit fornication. So hast thou 
also them that hold the doctrine of 
the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. 
Repent, or else I will come unto 
thee quickly, and will fight against 
them with the sword of my mouth. 

To the cliurcli at Thyatira, write : 

I know thy works, and charity, and 
service, and faith, and thy patience, 
and thy works ; and the last to be 
more than the first' Notwithstand- 
ing, I have a few things against thee, 
because thou sufferest that woman, 
Jezebel, which calleth herself a pro- 
phetess, to teach and to seduce my 
servants to commit fornication, and 



388 

to eat things sacrificed unto idols. 
And I gave her space to repent of 
her fornication ; and she repented 
not. Behold, I will cast her into a 
bed, and them that commit adultery 
with her into great tribulation, except 
they repent of their deeds. And I 
will kill her children with death : and 
all the churches shall know that I am 
he which searcheth the reins and 
hearts ; and I will give unto every 
one of you according to your works. 
But unto you I say, and unto the 
rest in Thyatira, as many as have not 
this doctrine, and which have not 
known the depths of Satan, as they 
speak ; I will put upon you none 
other burden. But that which ye 
have already J hold fast till I come. 
And he that overcometh, and keep- 
eth my works unto the end, to him 
will I give power over the nations ; 
and he shall rule them v/ith a rod of 
iron ; as the vessels of a potter shall 



389 

they be broken to shivers, even as I 
received of my Father ; and I will 
give him the morning star. 

To tlie church in Sardis, write : 

I know thy works, that thou hast 
a name that thou livest, and art dead. 
Be watchful and strengthen the things 
which remain, that are ready to die : 
for I have not found thy works per- 
fect before God. Remember there- 
fore how thou hast received and heard, 
and hold fast and repent. If there- 
fore thou shalt not watch, I will 
come on thee as a thief, and thou 
shalt not know what hour I will come 
upon thee. Thou hast a few names 
even in Sardis which have not de- 
filed their garments, and they shall 
walk with me in white, for they are 
worthy. 

To the church in Philadelphia, write : 

I know thy works. Behold, I have 
set before thee an open door, and no 
man can shut it : for thou hast a little 



390 

strength, and hast kept my word, and 
hast not denied my name. Behold, 
I will make them of the Synagogue 
of Satan, which say they are Jews, 
and are not, but do lie ; behold I will 
make thom to come and worship be- 
fore thy feet, and to know that I have 
loved thee. Because thou hast kept 
the word of my patience, I also will 
keep thee from the hour of tempta- 
tion, which shall come upon all the 
world, to try them that dwell upon 
the earth. Behold, I come quickly ; 
hold that fast which thou hast, that 
no man take thy crown. Him that 
overcometh will I make a pillar in 
the temple of my God, and he shall 
go no more out: and I will write 
upon him the name of my God, and 
the name of the city of my God, 
which /i- new Jerusalem, which Com- 
eth down out of heaven from my 
God ; and / will write upon him my 
new name. 



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To the churcli of the Laodiceans, write: 

I know thy works, that thou art 
neither cold or hot : I would thou 
wert cold nor hot. So then because 
thou art lukewarm, and neither cold 
nor hot, I will spew thee out of my 
mouth. Because thou sayest, I am 
rich, and increased with goods, and 
have need of nothing ; and knowest 
not that thou art wretched, and 
miserable, and poor, and blind, and 
naked. 

I counsel thee to buy of me gold 
tried in the fire, that thou mayest be 
rich ; and white raiment, that thou 
mayest be clothed, and that the 
shame of thy nakedness do not ap- 
pear ; and anoint thine eyes with eye 
salve, that thou mayest see. As many 
as I love, I rebuke and chasten ; be 
zealous, therefore, and repent. Be- 
hold, I stand at the door and knock : 
if any man hear my voice, and open 
the door, I will come in to him, and 



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Will sup With him, and he with me. 
To him that overcometh will I grant 
to sit with me in my throne, even as 
I also overcame, and am set down 
with my Father in his throne. 

John in his vision saw also a new heaven and a new 
earth ; and there was no more sea. For the former 
things were passed away. And Jesus who sat upon 
the throne, said : 

Behold, I make all things new. 

And he said to John : 

Write : for these words are true 
and faithful. It is done. I am Al- 
pha and Omega, the beginning and 
the end. I will give unto him that 
is athirst of the fountain of the water 
of life freely. 

He that overcometh shall inherit 
all things, ; and I will be his God, 
and he shall be my son. But the 
fearful, and unbelieving, and the 
abominable, and murderers, and 
whoremongers, and sorcerers, and 
idolaters, and all liars, shall have 



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their part in the lake which burneth 
with fire and brimstone : which is the 
second death. 

And Jolm saw the holy city, with its jasper walls, 
its golden streets, and gates of pearl ; its crystal 
river, and tree of life, with its perpetual fruits and 
healing leaves ; and the light of the city was the 
glory of the Lamb. And he spake to John and 
said, 

I, Jesus, have sent mine angel to 
testify unto you these things, in the 
churches. I am the root and the 
offspring of David, and the bright 
and morning star. 

And the Spirit and the bride say, 
come. And let him that heareth 
say. Come. And let him that is 
athirst come. And whosoever will, 
let him take the water of life freely. 

For I testify unto every one that 
heareth the words of the prophecy of 
this book. If any man shall add unto 
these things, God shall add unto him 
the plagues that are written in this 
book. And if any man shall take 



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away from the words of the book of 
this prophecy, God shall take away 
his part out of the book of life, and 
out of the holy city, and from the 
things which are written in this book. 

He which testifieth these things saith, 

Surely I come quickly : Amen. 

Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The grace of our 
Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. 






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